When New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns spoke with the media on December 9 (in the wake of longtime Mets closer Edwin Diaz signing wit

The New York Mets could see more of their roster turn over this winter, and Jeff McNeil may be the next to go.

On Wednesday, the same day the team lost Pete Alonso to a free agent deal with the Orioles, and on the heels of seeing Edwin Díaz go to the Dodgers after being outbid by the World Series champions and not given a chance to match,

Three fan favorites headed out the door in 2 1/2 weeks — a powerful gut punch to angry New York Mets fans wondering what on earth the front office is thinking.

As far as the lineup, right now Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto are the marquee players while Marcus Semien was added via trade earlier this offseason. It's possible Semien hit his decline last season, as it was a big fall from previous years, but it could always have been a temporary setback.

There’s more bad news floating around about the New York Mets. After losing Brandon Nimmo (trade), Edwin Díaz (free agency) and Pete Alonso (free agency) in the span of 18 days, closer Devin Williams, their sole big free agent signing, apparently did not crave staying in New York either.

After spending their Winter Meetings watching Pete Alonso go to Baltimore and Edwin Díaz head to Los Angeles, without bringing in any Major League players of their own, the Mets must soon answer the question on everyone’s mind: What exactly is the plan here?

The New York Mets remain interested in signing a top pitcher after losing two star players during the winter meetings.

Keith Hernandez didn't mince words when discussing the Mets breaking up their core.