The New York Mets just had the worst 24 hours of their 2025–26 offseason.
First, All-Star closer Edwin Díaz walks to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a 3-year, $69 million deal – a contract the Mets easily could have matched. Then, less than a day later, franchise home run king Pete Alonso is reportedly finalizing a 5-year, $155 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles.
On this episode of Locked Up Sports, Bob breaks down:
👉 How the Mets let Díaz get away – and why the Dodgers’ offer wasn’t some insane, unmatchable number.
👉 Why Pete Alonso, a five-time All-Star and the Mets’ all-time home run leader (264 HR), will now be hitting bombs in Baltimore instead of Queens.
👉 What the Brandon Nimmo–for–Marcus Semien trade really says about David Stearns’ vision for this roster.
👉 How this all looks in the shadow of Juan Soto’s 15-year, $765 million monster contract with the Mets.
👉 Whether this is truly a “disastrous offseason”… or the painful start of a calculated reset.
We’ll also draft our own plan: If you honestly wanted to improve on last year’s 83–79 season, is dumping fan favorites the answer, or should Cohen and Stearns be flexing the wallet and the farm system to replace Alonso and Díaz immediately?
📢 Sound off in the comments:
What’s your panic level (1–10) after the Mets lose BOTH Alonso and Díaz?
Who would you have kept if you could only keep one
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