What felt like a slow burn early in the offseason has turned into a stretch of blunt force trauma, with decision after decision breaking the wrong way. In the span of a few days, the Mets watched familiar names and targeted solutions land elsewhere, often on deals that revealed just how unforgiving the current market has become.

The St. Louis Cardinals have received calls about first baseman Willson Contreras from both the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets. Contreras hopes to remain in S

The New York Mets continue to reshape their roster this winter, and they are now pushed to sign third baseman Alex Bregman.

Overall last season, Polanco spent the bulk of his time at DH, adding 39 games at second, a handful at third and his emergency appearance at first. But with Alonso, who played 160 games at first last season, now in Baltimore, the Mets will currently need Polanco to spend plenty of time at the position.

The New York Mets are heavily involved in the trade market it seems. According to Jon Heyman of The New York Post, the Mets are listening to offers for top prospect starting pitcher Jonah Tong, who is "highly coveted" in talks.

The Red Sox kept tabs on free agent infielder Jorge Polanco before he agreed to terms with the Mets on Saturday. That pursuit wasn’t a particularly serious one, though.

Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman revealed that his team only seriously considered signing Diaz after the Mets brought in Williams. “He was at the top of the list, but starting the offseason we just didn’t think it was that realistic,” Friedman told SportsNet LA on Friday after welcoming Diaz to Los Angeles.