WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 25: Dominic Smith #22 of the New York Mets wears Nike batting gloves in the eighth inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on August 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
The New York Mets may have the advantage, but signing the best free agents won’t come without competition.
New York Mets fans remain excited about the prospects of significantly improving their team this winter. And rightly so considering the new ownership and the concomitant building of a sustainable management team.
The optimism over the last few weeks has boiled over into a frenzy about the assurance that the Mets were now going to be very aggressive in both the free agent market and via trade.