NEW YORK -- There is a world in which the Mets sign Pete Alonso , Edwin Díaz and Cody Bellinger . Or Alonso, Díaz and Kyle Tucker .

The Mets’ trade of Brandon Nimmo to the Rangers for Marcus Semien on Monday opened multiple avenues for president of baseball operations David Stearns to continue improving the club. Those include some big-money possibilities. Asked directly if it would be realistic for the Mets to acquire Alonso, Díaz and a top-flight outfielder this offseason, Stearns replied: “Sure.”

“I think anything would be realistic right now,” he added.

Signings & Trades

The Mets, who racked up more than $330 million in payroll each of the last two seasons, recently had notable money come off the books as Alonso, Díaz, Starling Marte and several others hit free agency

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