What's up, Mets fans?
It's Andrew Turnack on northjersey.com and the record we just
wrapped up here at Citi Fields speaking with David Stearns
at the completion of the 2024 season after the Mets
went down in six games, the Dodgers and the NLCS,
Stearns addressed the success of the 2024 season.
And then obviously a big offseason with some big free
agents coming off the books for the Mets.
So here are three things that stood out about what
Stearns had to say about the offseason.
Coming up #1 Pete Alonso.
He's the the Mets biggest free agent.
Stearns mentioned that he hopes that Alonso will be able
to stay called him a foundational piece in the six
years that he's been here.
So, but that's expected to be a kind of a
drawn out process, one that Alonso earned.
And obviously Scott Boris being his agent, so we'll see.
The Mets hope he'll be back but expects him to
explore all his options.
And free agency #2 pitching.
David Stearns calls it a priority heading into the offseason.
The Mets have three big free agents with Luis Severino,
Shawn Manaya, Jose Quintana.
Manaya is a guy that has a player option.
So he hopes that Manaya and the team will have
mutual interest and him coming back.
But for now, that's a big priority #3 the spending.
Obviously the Mets have some financial flexibility coming up with
Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, James McCann coming off the books.
David Stearns mentioned how the entire free agency pool will
have the ability to go out and court who they
who they want with some some big dollar figures, but
obviously wants it to be a sustained thing where they
can go out and spend, you know, each season to
to fortify the unit and continue to be a contender
year in year out.
So with all that being said, make sure to stay
tuned to northjersey.com and the record for all things Mets
for a big offseason that's coming up here over the
next few months.