New York Mets president of baseball ops David Stearns addresses Freddy Peralta extension questions after blockbuster trade with Brewers.

For all their movements this winter, shaking up the offensive core and bringing in a host of new players, the Mets never addressed their foremost issue from last season: their starting rotation. Until now.

“As I said yesterday, the Mets are unlikely to turn to Cody Bellinger as a fall-back option having missed on Kyle Tucker. The more likely scenario for the Mets is to re-work those resources and make an aggressive push for Framber Valdez,” MLB reporter Michael Marino wrote.

So while the Bichette addition eases the pressure to make a needle-moving addition this winter, the Mets presumably aren't done even as we enter the back half of January. Assuming that's the case, what might the Mets be plotting? Let's explore some options for the Mets and Bichette as the winter continues to unwind.

The Mets have put a final free agency offer on the table for Kyle Tucker, four years, $200 million, ahead of his expected decision

The New York Mets still have a lot of work to do with their pitching staff, and yesterday the Mets made yet another depth move, signing reliever Mike Baumann. The signing was announced by Jon Heyman of the New York Post via Darragh McDonald of ...

In his first public comments since Alonso and Díaz officially left and the magnitude of this offseason of change became clear, Stearns spoke optimistically about what the very different Mets can be in 2026 — he believes that despite the subtractions and before further additions, the Mets are a good team — and beyond.

The Guardians bolstered the pitching depth in their developmental pipeline on Thursday, when they acquired lefty Franklin Gomez from the Mets in exchange for international bonus pool money.

The Mets have made a massive offer to Kyle Tucker, which makes a lot of sense since the next few years don't have a ton of good free agent options.