A brand new update on the New York Mets making more roster upgrades this winter will disappoint their frustrated fanbase.
The Mets 2023 campaign was a disaster. After reaching the playoffs and winning 101 games the previous season, many of the team’s top players had disappointing campaigns or were hampered by injuries. It led the team to shockingly become sellers at the trade deadline and move aces, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander.
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In the trades for Verlander and Scherzer, the organization acquired elite prospects from the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros farm systems. However, they also agreed to take on most of the remaining money left on the aging pitchers’ contracts. That has seemingly been a huge factor in the organization going bargain shopping this offseason since they still have a huge payroll for 2024 despite no longer having the expensive pair of pitchers.
Outside of making a run at Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Mets signings of pitchers Luis Severino, Sean Manaea, and Adrian Houser, as well as bench players Harrison Bader and Joey Wendle, were all cost-effective moves that didn’t blow Mets fan’s hair back. Nevertheless, they did address holes they had ahead of the 2024 season.
New York Mets keeping $10 to $15 million free for 2024 trade deadline
They could still use help at third base and more thump from the designated hitter spot, unfortunately, don’t expect The Amazin’s to add sluggers like JD Martinez or Jorge Soler. On Thursday, SNY New York Mets insider Andy Martino reported that there is a “sense is taking hold inside the organization that the roster looks quite close to what it will be when pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie on Feb. 14.”
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A this juncture, Marinto claims lefty reliever Jake Diekman may be the final move the organization makes this winter, and while adding a player like Martinez is still possible, he would have to drop his asking price dramatically.
The MLB reporter says the team is holding on to $10 to $15 million in money they would like to use before the MLB trade deadline this summer.