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Winter Meetings offer Mets a chance to fix three glaring roster needs

The New York Mets need to add some bats this winter after Pete Alonso walked away as a free agent.

After winning last winter by signing top free-agent Juan Soto, the New York Mets finished 2025 at just 83–79. Not only was that a step back from their expectations it was the breaking point for owner Steve Cohen after he spent $765 million stealing the slugger from the Yankees. It led to a staff shakeup and concerns.

This core remains talented enough to win, but the roster cracks that widened as injuries piled up can’t be ignored. If the Mets want to take a real leap forward in 2026, the Winter Meetings must deliver stability, power, and a better game-closing structure.

The Mets opened last

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