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David Stearns and company are entering a crucial offseason for a New York Mets franchise that underwhelmed in 2025, failing to make the playoffs. One of the many things Stearns will have to figure out is which of the tied-for-league-high 11 free agents the Mets will bring back. Pete Alonso During the 2025 All-Star Game. Brett Davis-Imagn Images Pete Alonso, 1B Might as well kick this off with potentially the toughest decision Stearns is facing. Last offseason, Stearns played the Alonso market well, and Pete returned to the Mets on a two-year, $54 million deal with an opt-out after the first year. Alonso, after mashing 38 home runs, knocking in 126 runs, posting a 141 wRC+ and setting the Mets franchise home run record, opted out of his deal that would’ve paid him $24 million for 2026. Alonso, who will turn 31 years old during the Winter Meetings, will certainly be looking for a multi-year deal after his bounce-back 2025 season. I’m sure the Mets would love to have the offense that Alonso provided this season back in the fold. However, Stearns preached run prevention during his end-of-year press conference, and Alonso is a below-average defender (-9 outs above average in 2025) at first base. All of that said, the Mets have struggled over recent years to get production from the designated hitter spot, and Alonso would be a perfect fit there. The questions become: will Pete be willing to accept that type of role to start his next contract, and how many years will the Mets be willing to guarantee a player they likely see as a DH for the entirety of the contract? Recommendation: Re-sign. With the caveat that the Mets also acquire a first baseman, so Alonso is playing a majority of his time as the DH. Griffin Canning, RHP Often overlooked is how important Canning’s injury was to when the Mets’ 2025 season started going awry. After Canning signed a modest one-year, $4.25 million deal with the Mets the expectations for the former Angels pitcher were pretty low. When healthy, he certainly exceeded those with a 3.77 ERA over 16 starts. That said, Canning had allowed 13 runs in the three previous starts before suffering his season-ending ruptured Achilles. While the Mets’ top of the rotation needs work, one could argue that, thanks to the development of their top pitching prospects, their depth heading into the 2026 season is stronger than last. There are certainly worse ways to spend $4 million if you want to bring back Canning as a seventh or eighth starter depth. Recommendation: If he’s still available around the time camp starts, bring him back as depth. Otherwise, let him walk. Edwin Diaz (39)Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images Edwin Díaz, RHP Despite seeing a slight dip in velocity and strikeouts, Díaz was one of the best relievers in baseball with a 1.63 ERA and 28 saves for the Mets. His xERA (2.45), xBA (.170), whiff% % (41.5%), and K% % (38.0%) were all in the 99th percentile. He posted a career-best 48.1 groundball percentage while using the lowest arm angle of his career (19 degrees). To give you an idea of how thin the Mets’ bullpen is heading into the offseason, Roster Resource has A.J. Minter, Adbert Alzolay, and Brooks Raley currently projected to be the Mets’ top three relievers on the depth chart. Recommendation: Bring back. Look, the Mets’ bullpen stinks, and Díaz has already shown he can pitch in big spots in New York. It won’t be cheap, but the Mets need to keep their closer. Ryan Helsley, RHP This convo is very different than the one we just had about a closer. Helsley was brutal for the Mets after coming over at the trade deadline. He posted a 7.20 ERA and gave up four home runs in 20 innings with the Mets down the stretch. On the positive side, the former Cardinals closer rebounded nicely to toss seven scoreless innings to close out the 2025 season. And that’s after being relentlessly booed by Mets fans. As I mentioned above, even if the Mets do re-sign Díaz, they need to add bullpen help. The price tag for Helsley…

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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced that they signed infielders Jose Rojas and Jackson Cluff to minor league deals with invites to spring training. Rojas has 83 games of major league experience with the Angels, owning a .584 OPS. Cluff spent 2025 with the Nationals’ Triple-A squad, recording a .771 OPS. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Latest Mets News The Athletic‘s Ken Rosenthal argues the “perfect storm” is brewing for the Mets to lose Edwin Díaz in free agency. Latest MLB News Tigers top prospect Kevin McGonigle won MVP of the Arizona Fall League after finishing with a 1.210 OPS in 19 games. Per Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY, the Pirates are expected to add about $30 million to their payroll this offseason. The Cubs are reportedly interested in free agent starter Michael King. King was 5-3 with a 3.44 ERA in 15 starts for the Padres in 2025. Latest on MMO Rafael González profiles reliever Devin Williams as a potential free agent target for the Mets. Andrew Steele-Davis argues that the Mets must bring back Edwin Díaz. Gabe Herz lists five free agents the Mets should target. On This Date in Mets History Born On This Date: Yennsy Díaz (1996), Randy Niemann (1955), Gus Bell (1928). The post Morning Briefing: Mets Announce Pair of Minor League Signings appeared first on Metsmerized Online.

Commanders links Articles ESPN Madrid’s NFL moment: Commanders, Dolphins kick off NFL’s Spain era Both teams enter the historic matchup with something to prove. The Commanders, winless in international play (0-1-1), turn to veteran quarterback Marcus Mariota for his fifth start of the season while Jayden Daniels remains sidelined. On the opposing side, the Dolphins are 2-5 in international regular-season games and have lost four straight overseas. Adding to the storyline is a special connection under center: both Mariota and Tua Tagovailoa hail from Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, Hawai’i — where Tagovailoa first met Mariota at a passing academy when he was in fourth grade. NFL.com NFL Week 11 picks: Upset and score predictions, matchup analysis for every game Why Tom picked the Dolphins: For perhaps the first time this season, they’re entering a game looking like the more functional, stable side, carrying some honest-to-god mojo from Week 10’s impressive win over Buffalo. Could Miami actually gather some — lord help us — momentum here? It’s hard to imagine a more appealing foil for Mike McDaniel’s crew than the Commanders, whose defense is stained by the highest EPA per dropback mark (0.22) in the NFL, per Next Gen Stats, while allowing a league-high passer rating of 112.7 to opposing QBs. Tua Tagovailoa thus has a great chance to post a passer rating of 80-plus for the second consecutive game, which would mark the first time he’s done that since Week 5 against Carolina. He also has some capable offensive playmakers (De’Von Achane and Jaylen Waddle) at his disposal, while Washington will not have Terry McLaurin, Daron Payne or, you know, the one player who basically makes that whole operation go (Jayden Daniels). Unless you’re predicting some international hijinks, it’s difficult to justify going against McDaniel’s squad here. Washington Post (paywall) In Spain, the Commanders are trying to interpret what has gone wrong A trip that was supposed to be a showcase instead is a reckoning for a team on a five-game skid. Five straight losses will make the sturdiest franchise wobble. What has happened over the past month — with the past four losses each by at least three touchdowns — can make you wonder whether the franchise was stable in the first place. Think about when Commanders fans considered making this sojourn. When the game was announced in May, Washington was an NFL darling, a surprise NFC finalist with an adult general manager who seemed adept at roster construction, an introspective coach who doubled as a culture-builder and a comet of a young quarterback who made anything possible. Shelling out a few grand to see your exciting, contending team in an exotic destination could have seemed tempting, even logical. Given all that, it’s almost inconceivable that the Commanders outfit that is practicing this week at the headquarters of Real Madrid, the soccer powerhouse, feels so unsteady. Adam Peters is still the general manager. Dan Quinn is still the coach. Jayden Daniels is still the quarterback — even if he’s on the shelf. This was supposed to be a showcase. Instead, the Commanders are in shambles. It makes this year hard to assess. Is this a cursed season for a franchise that remains on the ascent? Or is this a team that a year ago jelled in a magical way but is too flawed to repeat it without a true rebuild? That’s what this week against the Dolphins will help us answer. That’s what the six games after that are for. This week’s stage will be spectacular. But the Commanders could be christening NFL expansion to Mars and the issues would remain the same. They are real. They are extensive. No one is immune from scrutiny. Buenos dias? Not at the moment. Commanders.com Practice notes | Defensive players know they must execute better, no matter who’s calling plays it’s clear over the past month that Washington has not played up to its expectations. Over the last three games, the Commanders’ defense ranks 31st in yards…