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The 2025 Opening Day opponents aren’t throwing fists over Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings. A different kind of bell is ringing for the New York Mets. Some holiday MLB rumors have sent out a warning. If they\u2019re as serious about adding an outfielder via free agency as previous Mets rumors suggest, they might be competing alongside the Houston Astros for the same small crop of players.<\/p>\n

We went into this offseason believing that if there would be any major bidding war between the Mets and Astros it would involve Pete Alonso and\/or Alex Bregman. The Astros have already replenished both corner infield positions. The Mets remain a match to re-sign Alonso or choose the alternative path of signing Bregman to play third base.<\/p>\n

Recent MLB rumors involving the Astros claim the team is in the market to add a left-handed hitting outfielder. A very small group of quality players in free agency fit this description. One Mets fans eagerly await to learn about is Jesse Winker.<\/p>\n

The Mets and Astros are fighting in the same MLB rumors pit for a player like Jesse Winker<\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s the good news: the Astros would be far likelier than the Mets to actually trade for a left-handed hitting outfielder. It doesn\u2019t make much sense for David Stearns to use any asset to acquire a player fitting this description. What\u2019s more, it\u2019s not a top priority.<\/p>\n

It is an assumption that the outfielder the Mets would seek would be a lefty. This was a major trade deadline need of the team. The loss of Winker in free agency has the same need returning.<\/p>\n

Winker in a platoon situation with Starling Marte at the DH spot with each getting some starts defensively in a corner outfield spot is one logical direction the Mets could go. Better is for Winker to get the at-bats as the left-handed half of a DH platoon where the right-handed half is Mark Vientos or a mix of right-handed everyday players. For sure, what the Mets should avoid is getting into a situation where their everyday DH cannot play the field. The exhaustion of Daniel Vogelbach for a year and a half and the way things ended with J.D. Martinez should be enough to look at this spot in the lineup differently.<\/p>\n

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It is a bit ironic for the Astros to suddenly be in the market for a left-handed hitting outfielder when they just traded Kyle Tucker. That was more of a financial decision than anything else. For Winker fans, we better hold onto hope that they either trade for a guy like Mike Yastrzemski or believe Alex Verdugo could be an ex-New York Yankees killer for them. Neither of those options would be a particularly good match for the Mets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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