Today marks the start of the 2014 MLB Winter Meetings in San Diego, California. The Mets have already made their big move early in the offseason when they signed Michael Cuddyer to a two year, $21 million contract, but there’s still plenty of work that lies ahead.
According to Sandy Alderson, there may not be anything significant happening in the next four days. He and his staff plan to take a patient approach and see how various markets develop. However, Sandy is as stealthy as they come and he often has something cooking that catches everyone by surprise. In fact, Andy Martino of the Daily News already got the sense that Sandy already has something up his sleeve after speaking to a Mets official.
By now you should all know what the Mets hope to accomplish here in San Diego. Their mission is to canvass and gauge the market for a potential upgrade at shortstop, while trying to add a second lefty for the bullpen and a right-handed bench bat.
Some of the players the Mets could trade include RHP Bartolo Colon, LHP Jon Niese, RHP Dillon Gee, and 2B Daniel Murphy. However, anything can happen and the rumors will be fast and furious. Don’t be surprised if you hear names like Jacob deGrom, Zack Wheeler, Noah Syndergaard, Rafael Montero and Kevin Plawecki being talked about, those are the players most teams want to get their hands on.
I love this time of the year and I’m fascinated by watching how all 30 teams navigate through their offseason. It’s interesting to see how each team’s roster evolves and takes shape for the upcoming season.
We’ll keep a day by day thread here on MMO that will be updated as rumors and transactions keep coming in. Feel free to share any interesting links and rumors you may come across in the comments, after all, we’re in this together. Thanks for being a part of the MMO community and enjoy these next few days as it should be a lot of fun. Let’s Go Mets!
