Mets will meet with Skubal next week (source)

The Mets are scheduled to meet with top free-agent pitcher Tarik Skubal sometime next week, a source told MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. The team has not confirmed the news, which was first reported by MLB Network insider Jon Heyman.

“Skubal understandably seems to be [the Mets’] main target at the moment,” Heyman wrote. He adds that Skubal will conduct multiple meetings in California with teams.

The Mets, with their high payroll and need for starting pitching, are considered one of the top contenders to sign the two-time Cy Young Award winner. During an appearance on MLB Network on Monday, Heyman said he thinks the Mets are ”probably the favorite” to land Skubal, who is the best player available…