3 moves the Mets can make with Carlos Correa’s money

1. The Mets can forget about Carlos Correa and reload for 2024

Above all else, if Cohen decides there is nothing left viable to spend on this winter, he may elect to save that money from Correa’s contract and save it for next winter. Looking at the list of Mets free agents next season, David Robertson ($10 million) and Carlos Carrasco ($14 million) are unrestricted.

After that, it will be interesting to see what the front office does with Mark Canha and Eduardo Escobar (combined $21,166,668), who both have club options for 2024, along with club options for Brooks Raley and Darin Ruf ($10 million combined).

Assuming Max Scherzer has another incredible season, his decision to opt out of the remaining year of his deal with a price tag of $43.3 million will be the talk of the latter stages of the season. Should Scherzer’s departure come to fruition, there is a potential for up to nearly $120 million coming off the books.

This includes the contract of Robinson Cano, as his $20 million will be freed up as well. The Mets already have the resources to do whatever they want, but they certainly will be just as active next winter.

Perhaps the most coveted free agent of all time, Shohei Ohtani, will be testing the market after his deal with the Los Angeles Angels expires at the conclusion of the 2023 campaign. There have been rumblings that the LA Dodgers have had a particularly quiet offseason primarily due to preparations to land Ohtani. Still, the Mets will be right there to outbid them every step of the way, and it won’t come down to a money factor but rather him deciding where he wants to play.

Never rule out the scenario of a Scherzer extension and going big for Ohtani, either. Needless to say, the Mets are primed for World Series contention for years to come.