Francisco Lindor #12 of the Cleveland Indians laughs after diving back to first during the fourth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Progressive Field on August 18, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
By early January 2021, the New York Mets had already made several high-profile trades and signings that far exceeded their usual Wilpon-era offseason haul. On December 1, 2020, the Mets signed righty reliever Trevor May to a two-year, $15.5 million contract, counting on him to be a reliable force in the back of the bullpen. A couple of weeks later, the Mets addressed their gaping hole at catcher by signing James McCann to a four-year, $40.