This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mets/onsi as Ex-Mets manager gets honest about team’s roster shakeup. This former New York Mets manager knew things needed to change after a disastrous 2025 season.

ORLANDO — Even if the Mets were able to retain Pete Alonso in free agency this winter, their starting lineup wasn’t a finished product. Far from it.

The New York Mets are continuing to reshape their roster after a disappointing playoff miss in 2025. ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Wednesday that longtime Mets first baseman Pete Alonso left in free agency to join the Baltimore Orioles.

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

The Mets are interested in making a trade deal with the Padres for a hard-throwing right-hander to take the closer role left by Edwin Diaz.

After Pete Alonso left the New York Mets, the MLB franchise might need to solve more problems than just replace him.

The chasm between the Mets and Dodgers, the two-time defending champions, grew exponentially in a 24-hour span this week at Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings. The Dodgers ripped away the Mets' longtime closer Edwin Diaz, while New York also lost five-time All-Star Pete Alonso to the Orioles one day later.

The New York Mets find themselves in a dire position to improve their roster after what has been a disastrous week. It will take a long time for Mets fans to g

This exercise highlights the need for something big — something that goes against the grain of what the Mets have indicated this offseason.

Mets team president of baseball operations David Stearns has drawn a fierce wave of backlash from New York faithful after opting not to bring back several fan favorites in free agency