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There’s no doubt the Mets have been aggressive this winter under new general manager Brodie Van Wagenen.

The Mets have seemingly been news worthy almost every day of the offseason, and have been one of the most active teams on the market.

The current inception of the team on paper is unquestionably better than last year, but it’s imperative the Mets don’t sit on their hands from here on out.

Van Wagenen more or less decided the Mets were going all in in 2019 by shipping off top prospects Jarred Kelenic and Justin Dunn to the Seattle Mariners for Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz. That alone signifies that they are in win now mode.

They complemented that trade by bringing back Jeurys Familia on a three-year pact to give Diaz a bonafide set-up man, and bolstered the catching corps by signing Wilson Ramos to a team-friendly two-year deal.

All those moves have been great to see, but what’s disappointing is that the Mets at this point aren’t even in the discussion for Manny Machado and to a greater extent, Bryce Harper.

There’s no guarantee that they could land one of those guys, but to not even have met with them is a bad look.

The Mets still have holes, and if a few injuries occur, they could easily go south and be right where they were last year.

We’ve heard that A.J. Pollock is a guy that Van Wagenen is fond of, but his injury history is worrisome. Plan B has been to either pursue Adam Jones or Melky Cabrera as a center field option. Neither of which would be any sort of upgrade better than 2018 Austin Jackson.

New York still needs an outfielder, a reliever or two and some more starting pitching depth.

Pollock has in fact been injured throughout his career, but none have been recurring. If you don’t want to splurge on Harper, he’s your best option. Another guy that should be highly considered is Marwin Gonzalez, who would give the Mets versatility across the diamond.

As for the bullpen, trading for Mike Minor could be a solid move for New York, as he could slot into the rotation when need be and give them a much needed left-hander. If they don’t want to go the trade route, Justin Wilson and Tony Sipp are two appealing names on the open market.

Where the Mets are right now is a pretty decent spot. I don’t buy that they are the favorites in the NL East like Van Wagenen has said, but with a couple more moves, they can definitely compete for it. But they can’t stop here.