The MLB Winter Meetings are underway, and for the New York Mets, the saga is whether they intend to bring back free agents Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz. After a disappointing 2025 MLB season, all eyes are on the Mets to see how they improve their team.
Nonetheless, it will also be key to keeping vital pieces of their team, like Alonso and Diaz. At the MLB Winter Meetings, the Mets’ President of Baseball Operations, David Stearns, shared the latest on signing their two free agents.
“I think Pete knows us really well, and we know Pete really well,” Stearns told reporters on December 8. “He’ll take the time to meet with organizations he doesn’t know as well, and I’m sure we’ll be in touch… I think Pete has demonstrated that he’s one of the best offensive players in baseball and has performed at a high level for us.
“That would be a priority for any team, and it certainly is for us… We made that clear to his agent at the start of free agency. We also respect that this is a process, and Pete has earned the right to evaluate the market. We’ll see where that leaves us.”
Mets Aren’t Done With Bolstering Their Bullpen
As far as Diaz goes, Stearns didn’t go into any details as to where talks with their closer stand. Moreover, even with the addition of former New York Yankees reliever Devin Williams, the Mets president left the door open for a Diaz return.
“We’re thrilled to add Devin Williams,” Stearns added. “I wouldn’t say we’re done with our bullpen at this point. We recognize we have slots to fill. Some may come through free agency, some through trade, and some from internal candidates poised to take the next step in their development or in a role at the major league level. We understand we have roles to fill in the pen, and I’m confident we will do so.”
Could the Mets Land Kyle Schwarber This Offseason?
If Alonso does leave, rumors suggest that New York could be in on Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber. On December 5, ESPN’s Buster Olney reported that “the juiciest rumor [he has] heard this week was the notion that the Mets could push the Phillies for Schwarber.”
The Phillies star had a batting average of .240 with 145 hits, 56 homers, 132 RBIs, and 111 runs scored in 162 games for the Philadelphia in 2025, per StatMuse. Amid this free agent rumor, SNY’s Will Sammon shared what he knows about the Mets’ interest in Schwarber.
“I can say that, talking to some sources around the game,“ Sammon said on the December 5 edition of “Baseball Night in NY.“ “Now, the level of interest I personally kind of question and I wonder about, but it does exist. There is something there.
“I will add, though, that the Mets typically cast a pretty wide net, and they want information on all these guys. Kyle Schwarber is a tremendous hitter, so why wouldn’t you be interested on some level? So we’ll see on that.”
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