Burnes is still available, so there's always the possibility that Stearns and owner Steve Cohen will surprise us and grab him to bolster the staff. My hunch is, though, that Stear

Max Fried (eight years, $215 million to the New York Yankees), Blake Snell (five years, $182 million to the Los Angeles Dodgers), Nathan Eovaldi (three years, $75 million to the Texas Rangers) and ex-Met Luis Severino (three years, $67 million to the A’s) are some of the examples.

New York Mets free agent pitcher Jose Quintana could head out of Queens and land with the Washington Nationals in free agency.

Sean Manaea, who emerged as the Mets’ ace down the stretch last season and shed tears as his time with the Mets came to an end in October, has reached an agreement to return, a source confirmed to the New York Daily News.