6 unsigned NY Mets free agents who could still return for the 2025 season

2) Jose Iglesias

It does seem the Mets might have moved on from the idea of reuniting with Jose Iglesias. Curiously, there hasn’t been any rumors at all about where he could end up. After such a fascinating season where his musical career almost made us forget about how well he hit, particularly in the clutch, you’d think there were teams out there looking for a bargain infielder on a one-year deal. Perhaps Scott Boras is giving teams a similar run-around as he does with his higher profile clients.

The downside to re-signing Iglesias is he could only possibly perform worse. There’s no chance of him repeating what he did last year. Spiritually, do we want things to end poorly or on the high of the 2024 memories?

Logically, the Mets can serve themselves better by giving opportunities to some of their younger players. There is no shortage of infielders vying for MLB playing time in 2025. Luisangel Acuna and Ronny Mauricio together could battle it out for a roster spot. There’s also the big question of where Brett Baty fits in, too.

The Mets can find a way to make it all work. Iglesias, in a start-from-scratch type of role where he is indeed a guy off the bench and not an everyday player like he became last season, is still not such a preposterous proposal.