While the Philadelphia Phillies will need to be pretty aggressive whenever the owner-imposed lockout concludes to address various needs on their roster, the division-rival New York Mets already have made a slew of major moves this offseason.
Before the lockout was put in place on Dec. 1, the Mets had already signed outfielders Starling Marte and Mark Canha — two potential Phillies targets — and three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer.
And by all accounts, owner Steve Cohen isn’t going to stand pat once the freeze on transactions is lifted.