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Josh Burn breaks down whether the Mets should sign Randy Arozarena. The free agent outfielder could play left field and let Juan Soto move to first base for the New York Mets.
Nobody has linked the Mets to Arozarena yet, but the fit is hard to ignore. Mets first basemen finished 28th in OPS in 2026 after Pete Alonso left for Baltimore and the Jorge Polanco signing fell apart, and Soto put up a .777 OPS against left-handed pitching. Arozarena is the right-handed bat the lineup needs: 26 home runs, 26 stolen bases and an .865 OPS for the Seattle Mariners, with a .954 OPS against lefties.
We break down the qualifying offer (1 year, $23.15 million, answer due November 17), the Phillies' interest, the Royals' search for a right-handed outfield bat, his contract projection against Tarik Skubal's, and why Teruaki Sato, the left-handed Japanese star posted by Hanshin, doesn't fix the same problem. Plus the outfield Arozarena, A.J. Ewing and Carson Benge would make, and the December 1 CBA deadline.
Chapters
0:00 Cold open
1:13 Chapter one
2:54 Chapter two
5:16 Chapter three
7:01 Chapter four
9:53 Chapter five
12:21 Chapter six
The hole at first
The lefty problem
The career year
Soto at first
The price
My call
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