To trade for him or to wait? That's the question. The New York Mets are currently asking themselves whether they should go all-in now by giving up top prospects for two-time AL Cy Young ace Tarik Skubal, or wait a year until he hits the free agent market and can be had for record-setting money instead.
If you listen closely, you can hear the collective sound of hearts breaking across Queens right now. Or maybe that’s just the sound of jersey sales plummeting.
Losing both Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz, it’s hard to argue against the New York Mets being the biggest loser of the Winter Meetings. However, the Mets aren’t the only team reeling at the conclusion of the Meetings.
New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns is not on great terms with this team's fan base right now. It's wild to consider how much the sentiment around Stearns has shifted over the past year.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
The New York Mets remain stuck in a tense holding pattern as MLB Free Agency rolls on, and the next trade debate has already taken shape. Willson Contreras and Christian Walker sit at the center of it.
After losing Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz in free agency, the New York Mets must re-strategize their offseason plan. One option would be turning to the trade market for some extra firepower.
Sometimes a roster problem announces itself long before anyone is ready to deal with it. For the New York Mets, that alarm started blaring back in June, when the rotation unraveled and never truly stitched itself back together.
As the New York Mets sort out how to move forward without Edwin Díaz and Pete Alonso, they are also monitoring the trade market for help at other positions of need.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
With the Winter Meetings now wrapped up, it's safe to say that the New York Mets' offseason so far has been defined more by what has been lost than what has been gained.
The New York Mets may have some more surprising moves in the offseason. After signing closer Devin Williams and parting ways with first baseman Pete Alonso and reliever Edwin Diaz, what’s next for the team?
The New York Mets witnessed how other teams signed two of their own free agents, Edwin Diaz and Pete Alonso, plus one of their targets, Kyle Schwarber, in a span of just hours.
It has not been a good start to the offseason for the New York Mets. First, Brandon Nimmo was shipped out. Then, the trumpets fell silent as Edwin “Sugar” Díaz bolted for the Dodgers.
Two major gut punches were thrown to New York Mets fans on back-to-back days, and three in just the last two and a half weeks. After trading away Brandon
The New York Mets are losing Pete Alonso, but may target a former New York Yankee as his short-term replacement. The Mets have internally discussed first baseman Paul Goldschmidt as a potential option to replace Alonso, according to Tim Healey of the Boston Globe.
Acquired in a deadline deal from the Giants, Tyler Rogers performed well over his two months in a Mets uniform, posting a 2.30 ERA over 27 1/3 innings.
The New York Mets are willing to entertain offers on starter David Peterson, write Tim Britton and Will Sammon of The Athletic. That probably wouldn’t be for prospects but could be part of a swap for a player at a position of need.