Just before Christmas, the Mets re-signed left-handed pitcher Sean Manaea to a three-year, $75 million contract extension. It was the present many Mets fans were hoping for, and it went a long way toward shoring up the 2025 rotation.

Left-hander Sean Manaea and the Mets are in agreement on a three-year, $75 million contract, sources told ESPN, keeping the veteran with the team he helped lead to a surprise NLCS appearance.

The Juan Soto signing was obviously a massive one, but the New York Mets still had several more moves to make. One area that the team desperately had to focus on was the rotation, and David Stearns did just that,