New York Mets' free agency, hot stove news, rumors

Will the New York Mets do anything substantial at the ongoing Major League Baseball GM meetings? Or this winter at all, for that matter. Here are some thoughts on what GM Sandy Alderson might be able to do this winter.

As GM meetings open, Sandy Alderson will focus on what to do with NY Mets' own players, namely R.A. Dickey and David Wright, first - NY Daily News
Perhaps a rival executive will sidle up to Sandy Alderson in the hallway this week, cast a furtive glance in his direction and whisper, "Lucas Duda."

NY Mets general manager Sandy Alderson isn't going to get chance to increase payroll, so he needs to work some Oakland A's magic in Queens - NY Daily News
The Mets have made it clear they won’t be adding payroll anytime soon, and while that continues to be a sad commentary on the state of their finances, even with the Bernie Madoff saga mostly behind them, it doesn’t mean GM Sandy Alderson should get any kind of pass this winter.

New York Mets looking to get creative at General Managers Meetings this week - NYPOST.com
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The Mets might want to enlist Monty Hall’s services over these next three days for the desert version of "Let’s Make a Deal."Though Sandy Alderson...