At this time last year, the Mets had yet to sign Sean Manaea. They had yet to add JD Martinez and Harrison Bader. They had just traded for Tyrone Taylor and Adrian Houser. In other words, president of baseball operations David Stearns hadn’t done much of significance up to this point in 2023.

When the Mets landed Juan Soto on the biggest contract in the history of North American sports, it created a potential ripple effect throughout the organization.

The New York Mets won the offseason when they signed Juan Soto to a historic deal. However, they could ink another All-Star before the offseason is over.