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The New York Mets announced another move on Tuesday afternoon. The team has re-signed left-handed pitcher Brandon Waddell to a one-year major league deal. Wad
The Mets drafted Alonso No. 64 overall in 2016 and developed him into one of the best players in franchise history. The 30-year-old now owns the team record for career home runs (264) despite having 101 fewer games played than previous record-holder Daryl Strawberry (252), per MLB.com. He's also third with 712 RBIs.
The New York Mets need an ace, and one of their former general managers predicted a trade for Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers.
With free agency set to begin, here are the Mets’ top three priorities: The closer opted out of the final three years of his contract on Monday, a source confirmed, and he’s a priority. The Mets struggled when they lost Diaz for all of 2023, and without him this year, they probably wouldn’t have gotten as close to making the playoffs as they did.
Not including Pete Alonso and Edwin Díaz, the Mets had eight players enter free agency to kick off this offseason.
Pete Alonso and Edwin Díaz are the notable Mets who have opted out of their contracts, but another Mets Veteran has elected free agency. Drew Smith's club option was declined by the team, according to SNY. Smith underwent Tommy John surgery in 2024 and signed a one-year deal for 2025. However, the deal also came with a club option for 2026.
The offseason has officially started for the New York Mets, and the team will be hoping to make some improvements in order to get back into the playoffs next ye