Now that most of this offseason's business is complete, the New York Mets may turn their attention to long-term deals for the hard-throwing young starting pitchers who helped the team reach the World Series last year for the first time since 2000.
Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz brought excitement back to Citi Field, and Zack Wheeler is expected to return to the Mets around July 1 following Tommy John surgery.
"When you're talking about long-term deals with younger players, there needs to be sort of a mutual interest in doing so," general manager Sandy Alderson said Wednesday.