8 Good NY Mets Alternatives To Giving Tarik Skubal a Record Contract, Including Sandy Alcantara

The 2026 season is mercifully in the rearview and now the New York Mets can turn their focus to improving their roster after a miserable last year and half that included a historic collapse to end the 2025 season. With a lockout expected to start on Dec. 1, many are predicting a lot of activity around the league before new payroll rules are implented from a new collective bargainning agreement. Once free agency opens, the Mets will reportedly be in on the top player available this winter, two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal .