A final grade for the Mets’ offseason

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Say what you will about the Mets’ offseason, but they sure did a lot. We already graded ten separate transactions, summarized here:

Signed Trevor May: B+

Traded for Francisco Lindor: A+

Traded for Joey Lucchesi: B+

Signed Jonathan Villar and Albert Almora: A/B-

Signed Taijuan Walker: C+

We mentioned in some of these articles that grades would need to be re-evaluated in the broader context of the offseason. Trevor May’s contract looks good given how the reliever market developed, so his grade stays the same. Meanwhile, the decision to sign Aaron Loup still looks questionable given what better options have subsequently signed for. There’s a longer…