This offseason, the New York Mets have outlined the positions they are looking to fill via trade or free agency. The Mets are looking for the following:
- Two bullpen arms
- First base/corner outfielder mix
- Second or third baseman
- Bartolo Colon-type starting pitcher (an inning eater)
If the Mets are able to fill all of those holes, they will easily be playoff contenders once again. The issue surrounds money as, reportedly, they won’t match or exceed their payroll from last season, which was $155 million. If that is true, they will only have about $30 million to spend in the offseason, or use up when acquiring players via trade.