I am actually glad that Bauer isn't here. Firstly, I think the guy is a flake. I want to use another word, but I won't. Secondly, he's 30 years old and he's had 2 good seasons, and now all of a sudden he's going to make the most AAV of any player in history? That's insane.
The big miss for the mets this offseason was not getting Springer. He was the guy to get.
Another miss, though not the Mets fault, is not having the DH adopted in the NL. Getting to have both Smith & Alonso in the lineup every day would have done a lot to improve us.
Still, Lindor & Carrasco is a great offseason. I will assume they'll go all out for Jackie Bradley Jr. now. People are saying to upgrade 3rd, but I think you can live with JD Davis to be honest.