MLB free agency is about to get wilder. Once 5 pm ET hits on Thursday, teams can freely negotiate contracts and come to agreements with available players. Two former Mets (for now, at least) who will experience this are Jacob deGrom and Brandon Nimmo.
If Nimmo — who’s generating plenty of interest from other teams — signs elsewhere, what alternatives should the Mets consider? Lots of possibilities are likely on the table, but the free-agent market for center fielders is thin. That’s probably why New York is rumored to have an interest in Michael Conforto.