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Tarik Skubal or BUST for the New York Mets in Free Agency?! | Spend BIG Now or Wait for the New CBA?
New York Mets face high-stakes offseason: Is it Tarik Skubal or bust for Steve Cohen’s squad?
With the two-time AL Cy Young winner poised to shatter MLB pitching contract records, the Mets must weigh massive spending against a thin free agent market and looming CBA uncertainty.
Ryan Finkelstein spotlights Skubal's dominance and injury risks, compares him to other top free agents like Michael King, Randy Arozarena, and Seiya Suzuki, and questions whether Clay Holmes or a corner outfielder could be a viable Plan B.
Discussion covers potential luxury tax impacts, the evolving Mets farm system…
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