3 free agents we're thankful the Mets didn't sign this offseason

The New York Mets had one of the patented aggressive offseasons this past winter under the ownership of Steve Cohen. They didn’t give us everything we wanted. Plenty of quality players signed elsewhere either by their own choosing or because the Mets and Billy Eppler walked away from them.

Many of us pleaded with the front office to make these moves. It felt necessary to bring these guys in.

It turns out the Mets were wise to step and let these land with another ball club.

1) NY Mets rumors: Jose Abreu would not have been a great fit

Jose Abreu hitting behind Pete Alonso is mouth-watering. The Mets had their chance this offseason. Instead, they went with the cheaper option of keeping Daniel Vogelbach and platooning him with Tommy Pham and any other righty they could get. It was a disappointing choice to say the least.

Abreu was more of a dream addition than a realistic one. An imperfect fit already because carrying two first basemen is never wise, his performance with the Houston Astros this year confirms the Mets are much better off without him.

Through 31 games, Abreu is slashing .232/.267/.264 without a home run. His power numbers were way down last year with the Chicago White Sox. He made up for it by hitting over .300. He found ways to drive in runs without going yard.

Abreu got a lofty deal from the Astros this offseason which will pay him $19.5 million each season for three years. It’s looking like the defending champions bought an expired player whose best days have passed him by.