With the Winter Meetings set to begin Sunday, the Mets sit at the crux of what ESPN MLB insider Buster Olney described as the “juiciest rumor.”

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They could make a push for free agent designated hitter and outfielder Kyle Schwarber, according to Olney , after he hit free agency following four seasons — with at least 38 homers in each — with the Phillies.

Olney also reported that even if the Mets don’t think they could top Philadelphia’s offer to land the 32-year-old slugger, they could at least turn it into a bidding war like the Braves did before the Phillies eventually gave starting pitcher Aaron N

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