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NEW YORK -- Last year at the Winter Meetings, the Mets shocked the industry by giving Juan Soto the richest contract in professional sports history in what owner Steve Cohen later called “a seminal moment” for the franchise. Year 1 of that deal didn’t quite work out as the Mets had envisioned, given that the team missed the playoffs, but that should only embolden Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns to be aggressive again.

Even after trading Brandon Nimmo to the Rangers for Marcus Semien and signing Devin Williams to a three-year contract , the Mets have a spate of needs. Pete Alonso and Edwin Díaz rema

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