Another day, another reminder of how the Mets keep watching big names slip through their fingers! Just when fans were starting to hope the front office might finally turn a corner after missing out on Pete Alonso, Edwin Díaz, and Robert Suárez, yet another target has landed somewhere else. And to make matters worse, the latest report only complicates things further for the Mets’ bullpen plans.

This time, it’s the Blue Jays who swooped in, signing a closer that Mets GM David Stearns had circled as a complement to Devin Williams. So now, look at the list: Edwin Díaz is gone, Robert Suárez is gone, and now Tyler Rogers appears to be the next name drifting off the Mets’ radar. For a team desperate to lock down the ninth inning, the options just keep shrinking.

“Free-agent reliever Tyler Roge

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