The New York Mets have a new owner and will be on a mission to improve the club. Those improvements are more likely to come via free agency than the trade market.
Mets executive Sandy Alderson, who remains with the team despite Steve Cohen cleaning house, said on MLB Network Radio that the Mets are committed to their farm system. That explains why free agency is likely to be their path to improving.
Alderson told us that the Mets are more likely to “be more active on the free agent market than trade market” because of their “commitment to our farm system and our patience “ to see them help the major league team #mets @MLBNetworkRadio
— Jim Duquette (@Jim_Duquette) November 29, 2020
Cohen is extremely rich and says he is committed to winning. If he doesn’t mind using part of his estimated $14 billion fortune on signing free agents, the Mets will be a team to watch.
J.T. Realmuto and Yadier Molina are already a few of the free agents the Mets have been connected to. They could also add an infielder following Robinson Cano’s suspension.
If many teams are financially strapped this offseason, this could be a great time for the Mets to build via free agency.
