The MLB offseason is now underway with the World Series completed. Before the free agency frenzy officially begins, members of the Rising Apple team put together predictions of what’ll happen with the New York Mets. We’ll expand further on several of these free agent spots and signings as well as the trades predicted. Today, we’re forced to lock in our picks.
Where every Mets free agent will sign, who they’ll sign, and what trades are on the horizon
Pete Alonso
Tim Boyle - Mets, 5 years, $155 million
Josh Mayer - Mets, 5 years, $160 million
Noah Wright, 5 years, $140 million
John Wolff - Red Sox, 4 years, $124 million
Steve Parello - Red Sox, 5 years, $170 million
Jose De Jesus - Cubs 5 years, $156 million
Edwin Diaz
Tim Boyle - Mets, 4 years, $80 million
Josh Mayer - Mets, 4 years, $72 million
Noah Wright - 4 years, $70 million
John Wolff - 3 years, $66 million
Steve Parello - 4 years, $80 million
Jose De Jesus - 4 years, $88 million
Starling Marte
Tim Boyle - Giants, 1 year, $6 million
Josh Mayer - Angels, 1 year, $5 million
Noah Wright - Padres, 1 year, $5 million
John Wolff - Pirates, 1 year, $5 million
Steve Parello - Pirates, 1 year, $5.5 million
Josue De Jesus - Marlins, 1 year, $6 million
Ryan Helsley
Tim Boyle - Angels, 1 year, $10.5 million
Josh Mayer - Rangers 1 year, $10 million
Noah Wright - Diamondbacks, 1 year, $9 million
John Wolff - Orioles, 2 years, $19 million
Steve Parello - Tigers, 1 year, $8.5 million
Josue De Jesus - Yankees, 1 year, $9 million
Cedric Mullins
Tim Boyle - Astros, 1 year, $7 million
Josh Mayer - Royals, 1 year, $6 million
Noah Wright - Astros, 1 year, $6 million
John Wolff - Angels - 1 year, $6 million
Steve Parello - Tigers - 1 year, $7 million
Jose De Jesus - Astros, 1 year, $5 million
Tyler Rogers
Tim Boyle - Mets, 2 years, $23 million
Josh Mayer - Yankees, 2 years, $21 million
Noah Wright - Mets, 2 years, $18.5 million
John Wolff - Mets, 2 years, $25 million
Steve Parello - Dodgers, 2 years, $22 million
Josue De Jesus - Giants, 2 years, $24 million
Ryne Stanek
Tim Boyle - Cardinals, 1 year, $3.8 million
Josh Mayer - Blue Jays, 1 year, $3.5 million
Noah Wright - Twins, 1 year, $2.5 million
John Wolff - Cubs, 1 year, $3 million
Steve Parello- Pirates, 1 year, $3 million
Jose De Jesus - Athletics, 1 year, $3.5 million
Gregory Soto
Tim Boyle - Red Sox, 1 year, $8 million
Josh Mayer - Twins, 1 year, $7 million
Noah Wright - Angels, 1 year+ player option for $9.5 million
John Wolff - Braves, 1 year, $7 million
Steve Parello - Red Sox, 2 years, $14 million
Josue De Jesus - Mets, 1 year, $8 million
Griffin Canning
Tim Boyle - Cubs, 2 years with team option on second year, $14 million
Josh Mayer - Nationals, 1 year, $7.5 million
Noah Wright - Astros, 1 year, $6.5 million
John Wolff - Tigers, 2 years, $15 million
Steve Parello - Athletics, 1 year, $6 million
Josue De Jesus - Blue Jays, 2 years, $15 million
Jesse Winker
Tim Boyle - Orioles, 1 year, $4 million
Josh Mayer - Astros, 1 year, $5 million
Noah Wright - Royals, 1 year, $5.5 million
John Wolff - Reds, 1 year, $6.5 million
Steve Parello - Reds, 1 year, $6 million
Josue De Jesus - Pirates, 1 year, $4 million
Some of the same themes ran through those predictions. It's not impossible to guess where a free agent may sign as a fit is necessary. A team's history with the player or location geographically is also something to consider. When in doubt, a free agent returns home to either their original team or their birth state.
In addition to where Mets free agents would sign, everyone was given a chance to select five free agetns (including re-signings) they expect to see the Mets make. This cast a wider net.
What free agents will the Mets sign, how long, and for how much?
Tim Boyle's free agent predictions (up to 5)
Pete Alonso
Edwin Diaz
Tyler Rogers
Hunter Harvey for 1 year, $5 million
Kazuma Okamoto for 5 years, $100 million
Josh Mayer's free agent predictions (up to 5)
Pete Alonso
Edwin Diaz
Michael King for 4 years and $88 million
Cody Bellinger for 3 years and $84 million
Hunter Harvey for 1 year and $6 million
Noah Wright's free agent predictions (up to 5)
Pete Alonso
Edwin Diaz
Cody Bellinger for 5 years and $125 million
Devin Williams for 1 year and 9.5 million and a player option for a second year
John Wolff's free agent predictions (up to 5)
Edwin Diaz
Tyler Rogers
Hunter Harvey for 2 years and $11 million
Michael King for 4 years and $88 million
Kazuma Okamoto for 5 years and $105 million
Steve Parello's free agent predictions (up to 5)
Edwin Diaz
Cody Bellinger for 5 years and $140 million
Kazuma Okamoto for 5 years and $120 million
Dustin May for 1 year and $4.5 million
Kyle Finnegan for 1 year and $7 million
Josue De Jesus's free agent predictions (up to 5)
Edwin Diaz
Gregory Soto
Michael King for 4 years and $90 million
Devin Williams for 1 year and $11 million
Marcell Ozuna for 1 year and $10 million
Many parallels in our thinking, this is only a part of what the Mets are likely to do. Minor league signings or less headline-grabbers are sure to invade the roster. Limited to just 5 options, you can probably guess we'd all expect at least another 1 or 2 handed contracts.
Finally, we turn our attention to trades. While trades weren't asked to be fully completed, the question posed to each of us was who the Mets would trade for as well as who they would trade away.
Which MLB players will the Mets trade for?
Tim Boyle - Freddy Peralta and John Rave
Josh Mayer - Freddy Peralta
Noah Wright - Freddy Peralta
John Wolff - Freddy Peralta and Ketel Marte
Steve Parello - Tarik Skubal
Josue De Jesus - Sandy Alcantara
Who will the Mets trade away?
Tim Boyle - Jeff McNeil (Royals) Will Watson, Chris Suero, and A.J. Ewing (Brewers)
Josh Mayer - Jeff McNeil (Astros) A.J. Ewing, Jonathan Santucci, Chris Suero (Brewers)
Noah Wright - Jeff McNeil (Astros) A.J. Ewing, Jonathan Santucci (Brewers)
John Wolff - Ryan Clifford, Will Watson (Brewers) Brandon Sproat, Ronny Mauricio, A.J. Ewing (Diamondbacks)
Steve Parello - Jeff McNeil (Giants) Jett Williams, Jonah Tong, Brandon Sproat (Tigers)
Josue De Jesus - Ronny Mauricio, Will Watson, Daiverson Gutierrez (Marlins)
We'll expand more on each of these predictions as November rolls along and we await the big fish to get reeled in by the Mets.
