ESPN's Jeff Passan issues warning to Mets after busy offseason

The New York Mets have had quite the offseason.

Edwin Diaz, Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo are gone. In have come Bo Bichette, Freddy Peralta, Luis Robert Jr., Marcus Semien and more.

It makes the Mets seem like a team that can contend for a long time, still built around superstars Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor.

ESPN's Jeff Passan, though, issued a warning of sorts in a new post on Threads on Friday night.

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He doesn't see these moves as helping in the long run, but rather just in the short term.

Passan was specifically asked how he felt about the Mets' "new core" and he pushed back on that idea.

"I'm not sure I'd call it a core, per se, if only because Bo Bichette can opt out, Freddy Peralta is an impending free agent, Luis Robert has max two years of control and Marcus Semien is in his mid-30s," Passan wrote. "It seems more to me like a bridge. And that's not a bad thing. Teams don't just plan for the season ahead. The Mets' farm system is as strong as it's been in a long, long time. Transitioning those prospects to the big leagues over the next two years is what I'm most interested in."

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That all makes a lot of sense, but it'll be those prospects who have a tricky journey.

Because the Mets have a group of established players at the MLB level, there won't be tons of open spots to give guys their opportunities.

The best chances will come on the pitching side, where the Mets do indeed have strong young arms. If those guys can hit the ground running, this Mets team can be good now and in the future.

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