The New York Mets had to come from behind to land Juan Soto in free agency. A report from the New York Post's Jon Heyman on Thursday shed some light on the chase for Soto. In it, Heyman claims the Mets' first two contract offers trailed the initial offer from a mystery team.

In his recent “The Mayor’s Office” episodes, Casey has discussed the player movement around the league and touched on Soto’s impact. During those segments, he provided some dubious rationalization for Yankees fans on why losing Soto, who got 15 years and $765 million from the Mets, won’t hurt so much.

The New York Yankees can cap off their Juan Soto backup plan by signing the best closer in free agency, Tanner Scott.

The Dodgers have long been considered one of the favorites to sign Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki. They recently became the sixth team known to have an in-person gathering with Sasaki, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.

Roki Sasaki has 26 days until he has to sign with an MLB team or go back to Japan. His list of potential destinations is beginning to take shape. The Los Angeles Dodgers, long considered favorites for Sasaki,

The New York Mets have had a successful offseason by adding Juan Soto and bringing back Sean Manaea. They could lose Pete Alonso after a report that the San Francisco Giants are interested in him.

Pete Alonso is like a puzzle sitting on a table right now because no one seems to know where he fits. The post Pete Alonso Remains an Option Rather Than a Priority for Mets as Their Failed $66M Pursuit Gets Revealed appeared first on EssentiallySports.