5 predictions for the NY Mets at this week’s MLB Winter Meetings

This week’s MLB Winter Meetings are meant to get the ball rolling on the offseason. Last year, the big grab by the New York Mets was the historic signing of Juan Soto. What could the Mets possibly do to top that?

The goal isn’t to one-up themselves this year. Focus should be on building around last year’s success of nabbing Soto in addition to improving the places where they came up short. There’s no actual deadline surrounding the MLB Winter Meetings. However, it’s often a time when just about every team with a goal of winning the upcoming year makes some sort of change whether it’s through free agency or a trade.

What will David Stearns deliver for the Mets this year? Let’s make some predictions about what’ll happen over the next few days.

1) Rumors of a bat they’ll sign, but no deal

We’ll get updated rumors on who the Mets will sign to bolster the lineup. Pete Alonso? We’ll get rumors. Kyle Schwarber? We’re going to see the Mets mentioned a lot with him, too. We might even get some bombshell about how the Mets hold some admiration for Alex Bregman. “Reunite him with Troy Snitker” they’ll say.

What we won’t get is an actual signing. The Mets will be more passive in this area and resolve their lineup holes after the MLB Winter Meetings.

At the moment, there are way too many different directions for the Mets to go. It’s sensible, based on the way they appear to be operating, to wait a little longer on players coming to their terms. Already incredibly aggressive with the Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien swap, the follow-up move or moves will have to wait at least a few more days. If Stearns pulls an all-nighter, perhaps he’ll have those targets narrowed down on the trade and free agent market.