In this episode, Rich MacLeod & Andrew Claudio begin by reacting to several Mets news headlines from the past week before a deep dive on the offseason market for starting pitching & discussing both how many potentially available arms can be considered a true "Ace" & how possible it will be that the Mets can/will acquire one of them. 02:00 - Jeremy Hefner & Antoan Richardson join Braves coaching staff 09:53 - Edwin Diaz & Pete Alonso opt out of deal; Mets extend Diaz the qualifying offer ($22.5-mil) 21:58 - Pete Alonso & Juan Soto win NL Silver Slugger awards 27:32 - What is the definition of an "Ace?" 33:02 - Potential aces available in free agency 38:29 - Potential aces available via trade 55:00 - Best "ace" options, if it's not Tarik Skubal Watch the video version of this episode on the Just Mets YouTube channel ! FOLLOW RICH - @richmacleod FOLLOW ANDREW - @andrewjclaudio_ SIGN UP FOR THE JUST METS NEWSLETTER ON SUBSTACK!
