David Stearns Robert Sabo for NY Post

ORLANDO, Fla. — This was not a megamarket day for the Mets. This was not a step toward being the East Coast Dodgers.

Not when the Dodgers beat you by relative pennies to steal a player you want. Not when the team that has nearly everything — including the last two championships — keeps you from retaining what you need so badly.

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Depending on which side you asked, there is a fog of war in the endgame whether the Mets were actually given a chance to improve their three-year, $66 million pact for Edwin Díaz to beat the three-year, $69 million deal of the Dodgers . But know

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