With the World Series having ended last night, the offseason is officially upon us. Let’s take a look at the important dates coming up on the calendar as the Mets look to build a better team than the one that won just 83 games this season.
November 2 (today): Free agency officially begins for eligible players.
November 6: Free agents are free to sign with any team. Teams have until 5:00 PM EST to present eligible free agents with a qualifying offer.
November 10-13: General manager meetings
November 18: Players given qualifying offers have until 4:00 PM EST to decide whether or not to accept the QO. And teams must decide whether or not to protect eligible players from the Rule 5 draft by adding them to their 40-man rosters by this date.
November 21: Non-tender deadline
December 7-10:

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