Mets Monday Morning GM: 3 strategies working for the Braves to copy more often

3) NY Mets must sustain the core of the roster

The Mets have plans for sustained success. However, at least with the major league roster, many of the parts have been short-term. They’re still waiting for many of the prospects to arrive to the major leagues. Players such as Brett Baty need to prove they’re MLB-prepared.

Any notion of completely blowing up the Mets roster is preposterous. We’re a month and a half or so away from the end of the 2023 season. There’s a winter of Pete Alonso trade rumors upon us. The moment the Mets trade him is one second before his new team offers the Polar Bear an extension and he signs it.

Pieces can be removed from the core along the way. The Braves have done it. Notably, they let Dansby Swanson walk in free agency. The Mets don’t have as deep or strong of a core as Atlanta has put together during the current run. However, as players like Francisco Alvarez become more entrenched as big league stars and other prospects make their way to the big leagues, New York can feel a little closer to Atlanta.

The first step is keeping Pete Alonso around. The buzzy trade rumors about him need to just go away already. It’s too much to start from scratch. He might not be a young and budding star, but he is a valuable piece of this roster and someone they could spend years trying to replace.