MLB Trade Rumors: Mets Focus On Free Agents, Move On From Bauer

The New York Mets had a great chance of getting Trevor Bauer, but all that went up in smoke after the 30-year-old ended up joining the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Regardless, the Mets are not losing sleep over it and are moving on. Rather than delve into that, they are diverting their attention on current free agents heading into the next MLB season.

As for Bauer, Mets team president Sandy Alderson exclaimed that they are happy despite falling short in the chase for All-Star pitcher.

He even joked that had they gotten him, Bauer would have been their third or fourth starter. Some take it as a pun, but then again, it hardly seemed to be the case when he spoke about the 30-year-old in an interview.

"We are also very happy with where we are currently. I wish him well in L.A. He would have added a dimension to our team, maybe a third or fourth dimension, and it's hard to know how that would have turned out. We thought we could manage [the social media]. Maybe that was naive. We'll see,” Anderson stated.

With the book on Bauer closed, the Mets are diverting their focus on their free agents. That includes Francis Lindor, Michael Conforto and Noah Syndergaard. These are the players that New York has at the top of its list as far as contract extension talks are concerned.

Lindor, Conforto and Syndergaard become free agents after this MLB season, and New York is moving to make sure that they remain with the team.

But of the trio, the 27-year-old shortstop is the most notable name that the Mets want to secure.

The four-time All-Star is speculated to have a heftier contract, one that could run up to $300 million. This could be similar to the one that Manny Machado got with the San Diego Padres, a $300 million deal that spanned for 10 years.

Conforto is likely to get an offer similar to that of George Springer. Seeing that he has been productive the last four years, he could get more than the $150 million six-year deal that Springer got in the offseason with the Toronto Blue Jays.

The player that the Mets may have trouble figuring out could be Syndergaard. He is coming off Tommy John's surgery and is not expected to return until midseason.

This makes negotiations a bit complicated since New York may want to first assess if surgery would affect his throw before making a formal offer.