Mets rumors swirl as MLB Free Agency heats up, with Willson Contreras and Christian Walker at the center of New York’s trade debate.

When New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns spoke with the media on December 9 (in the wake of longtime Mets closer Edwin Diaz signing wit

While the Mets are eyeing a Luis Robert trade with the White Sox, there is still one major hurdle New York must leap over.

This exercise highlights the need for something big — something that goes against the grain of what the Mets have indicated this offseason.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mets/onsi as Ex-Mets coach makes 3-word claim about major David Stearns issue. New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns is not on great terms with this team's fan base right now.

As far as the lineup, right now Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto are the marquee players while Marcus Semien was added via trade earlier this offseason. It's possible Semien hit his decline last season, as it was a big fall from previous years, but it could always have been a temporary setback.

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Will Sammon of The Athletic reports that the Mets “hold some interest” in Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar. According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Mets have “inquired” with the White Sox about Luis Robert Jr.