Jorge Polanco of the Seattle Mariners fouls a ball during the eighth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series at Rogers Centre on October 19, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. Getty Images

No singular player addition is going to make the majority of Mets fans fine with what’s happened over the past few weeks as the team bled successful, popular players.

So you cannot look at Jorge Polanco as the answer , for example, to replacing Pete Alonso.

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It is possible that a blockbuster name will emerge such as Tigers ace Tarik Skubal or Padres closer Mason Miller. And the Mets

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