Let’s get this out of the way: The New York Mets are going to have a busy and interesting offseason.
Does anyone think that owner Steve Cohen is going to sit idle despite the pullback on the present? Because even after their renewed focus on the future, there are holes to fill if they are going to be competitive in 2024, let alone a contender.
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SNY’s John Harper explored the pitching staff and market as a whole. He reported the Mets would be favorites for Japanese ace Yshinobu Yamamoto, and also mentioned that because of their newfound strength of position-player prospects, new options have emerged:
So perhaps they could lure a proven starter from a small-market team who is a year or two away from free agency and thus available for financial reasons.
Such possibilities could include Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff from the Milwaukee Brewers, Tyler Glasnow from the Tampa Bay Rays, Shane Bieber from the Cleveland Guardians, Mitch Keller from the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Pablo Lopez from the Minnesota Twins.
Harper suggested the Brewers “could be very intriguing if the Mets hire David Stearns to be their president of baseball operations.” Stearns, who joined the Brewers in 2015 as GM, has been linked to the Mets for a couple years. He stepped down from his role as president of baseball operations at the end of 2022 but has stayed with the team in an advisory role.
While all of the names mentioned above would bolster the Mets’ rotation, Burnes and Woodruff are especially enticing because of their ability and the Stearns ties.
Burnes, 28, has posted a 3.63 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 28 starts (171 innings) this season with 174 strikeouts. He has a career 3.32 ERA and 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings in six seasons. He’s a three-time All-Star.
Woodruff, 30, has a 2.70 ERA, 0.825 WHIP and 49 strikeouts in 40 innings after a long injured list stint due to a shoulder injury. A two-time All-Star, he has a career 3.15…
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