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The Jay Bruce trade that would make a lot of sense
The Mets do not have a lot to trade to try to get better. So here is a thought for taking a struggling player from an area of potential depth...
How free-agent busts could reshape the future of MLB
This past offseason was considered the worst ever for free agents. Might we say that about the actual season as well? Technically, Shohei Ohtani was a free agent, though due...
The relievers Mets are probing after they crack door back open
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Second base is important, but the Mets’ priority is the bullpen. A day after indicating he may wait out the market in his attempt to...
Why Brandon Nimmo's Mets didn't go after Giancarlo Stanton
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — There were 250 million-plus reasons the Mets never considered trading for Giancarlo Stanton, a fact general manager Sandy Alderson acknowledged Sunday but not without an...
Mets need to break open piggy bank and make offseason splash
If the Mets were any less relevant at this point, they’d be the metric system. They did no serious advance work to play in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes and earned...
Jerry Blevins knows the Mets' offseason move he wants to see
Sandy Alderson isn’t alone in his desire for the Mets to get some help in the bullpen. “It’s pretty obvious we have a need for another big arm back there,...
Mets trying to pluck the workhorse behind Indians dominant bullpen
In a quiet holiday week, the Mets are getting a better idea about the free-agent bullpen landscape. One proven reliever is imperative to augment Jeurys Familia, AJ Ramos and Jerry...
Why new Mets regime can lead to a Joe Smith reunion
ORLANDO, Fla. — Intelligence has two meanings. One is about gathering information and the other is about the ability to apply knowledge. Perhaps with the Mets, one part of intelligence...
Where Mets will focus as GM meetings begin
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Mets can use an upgrade just about everywhere, but their priorities appear set. Over the next four days at the general managers’ meetings, Sandy Alderson and...
Explaining Eric Hosmer to the Red Sox and 29 other free-agent decisions
Free agency is upon us, and I’d be surprised if we got through next week’s general managers’ and owners’ meetings without some significant signings. After what transpired last January —...
These bullpen arms will be high on Mets' shopping list
The bullpen comes first for the Mets. As team officials consider their myriad of needs this offseason — another power bat and starting pitching among them — the top priority,...
Top 30 free-agent predictions: Yankees, Red Sox make splashes
Ready or not, here come the Post’s Top 30 free-agent rankings and predictions. Baseball’s five-day quiet period after the World Series concludes at midnight Monday into Tuesday, at which point...
Dee Gordon splash? Solid Royals starter? Sizing up Mets' free agency
Unlike last November, when their focus was clearly on one player, the Mets enter free agency with surveillance in several directions. Given his team's holes in the infield, outfield, starting...