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Now that December has arrived, the annual winter meetings are next up for the New York Mets and the other MLB teams. At that time, all the general managers will meet up and discuss potential signings and trades with each other for a few days.

This could be when the Mets discuss possible trades with other teams and decide whether they should trade for a shortstop, among other positions. They may even inquire on other general trade possibilities just to gauge the market and see what it looks like right now. It’s too early to tell if anything will definitely happen on the Mets’ end, so it will be fascinating to see what ends up happening.

But in case nothing occurs for the Mets at the winter meetings, they could still look at free agency to fill any remaining needs. Here are four current free agents who could be great fits with the Mets.

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This past year, Jacob deGrom became the fifth player in Mets history to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award. The other winners were Tom Seaver in 1967, Jon Matlack in 1972, Darryl Strawberry in 1983 and Dwight Gooden in 1984.

All four of those former Mets ended up having either very good or great careers. All four would play in at least one World Series with the Mets, and all but Matlack were part of championship teams in Mets history. Being that deGrom has now joined some elite company within the Mets’ ROY winners, hopefully, he could end up having a very good career himself going forward.

So with five Mets ROY winners, it’s only right to see a ranking of how good their rookie seasons were in comparison to each other. Let’s see which Mets Rookie of the Year had the best season of them all!

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The New York Mets are desperately trying to stick around in the NL postseason race, even though it will be difficult to overcome what is currently a 9.5-game wild-card deficit.

The team, though, seems more ready to really compete in 2015, particularly with all the young pitching it has. However, this is not to say that the Mets are perfectly fit as is to be a postseason contender next season. There are certain areas that the front office will need to address for the future.

Here’s a guide to what the Mets’ offseason could look like.

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The 2014 season is nearing its final month, so that means it may be time to start thinking of what the New York Mets’ 2015 team could look like.

Most of the current team should return next season unless any potential trades happen during the offseason. Some trades at certain positions would be nice, but if next season’s roster is very similar or identical to the current roster, here is what a likely 2015 Opening Day lineup could look like.

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With the New York Mets not doing particularly well this season, many fans are probably looking forward to the 2015 season by now. The Mets have a lot of young pitching in particular, which makes the future for the team look very bright.

However, this does not mean every player on the current roster will still be around to see the Mets hopefully succeed a lot more in the coming years. Trades can always happen in the future, but it wouldn’t be particularly easy to predict what kind of offseason trades could happen at this point.

So for now, here are five Mets that almost certainly will not return in 2015.

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The Mets‘ 2014 season is just days away from beginning, and the team is hoping to have a winning record for the first time since 2008. After making various moves, there is certainly reason to believe that this could finally happen.

Here are five big reasons why the Mets could have a winning record this season.

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Spring training is almost done, and this means that roster cuts and adjustments have either been made or need to be made in order to come up with the best possible 25-man roster for Opening Day.

This time of year can be very rewarding for those who make the Opening Day roster or very disappointing for those who are either optioned to the minor leagues or released.

Here are three big winners and three big losers for the New York Mets‘ spring training this year.

Spring training statistics are courtesy of MLB.com.

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Recently, the New York Mets‘ 2014 hitting predictions were done, and now, it’s time for the starting pitchers predictions. The Mets’ present and future success will arguably be built around the rotation.

The starting pitchers will hope to do well on the mound, but other factors such as run support and the bullpen could always play a role in how many wins and losses the starters might end up having.

Here are some reasonable numbers that Mets fans should be able to expect from the team’s starting rotation.

Statistics are courtesy of Baseball Reference.

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The New York Mets have already made some significant free-agent signings during the offseason but may still be trying to make a big trade or two to make the team even better. The Mets’ offseason is not done by any means right now, so after 2014 begins, more transactions could very well happen.

Here are the three biggest winners and three biggest losers from the Mets’ offseason thus far.

Statistics are courtesy of Baseball Reference.

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The Mets have both Ike Davis and Lucas Duda on their roster as first base options. Being that they are both left-handed hitters and the Mets are in the National League, it seems all but certain that one of the two will get traded this offseason.

This will be an interesting decision for the Mets to make. They could decide to stick with the more proven Davis, or give Duda a real chance to be the starting first baseman. The Mets, though, should go for proven talent instead of raw potential.

Here are five reasons why the Mets should trade Lucas Duda instead of Ike Davis.

Baseball statistics are courtesy of BaseballReference.com

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