David Stearns says Mets are 'not afraid to make investments' in potential free agents

As the baseball offseason gets into full swing at the GM Meetings in Arizona, the free agency buzz will likely soon follow with Shohei Ohtani at the top of this year’s class.

With the Mets coming off a disappointing fourth-place finish following an offseason spending spree last winter, the question remains whether or not they will be aggressive again this year to land a star of Ohtani’s caliber.

While David Stearns, the Mets president of baseball operations, cannot talk about specific free agents, he was asked by SNY’s Andy Martino how much of an appetite the team has to spend on a star player that would command a massive contract.

“I think Steve has proven he’s willing to invest in talent,” Stearns said. “This is an organization that’s proven it’s willing to invest in talent and we’re not going to shy away from that. I’ve said this at my opening press conference and I’ll continue to say it: we need to find the right time to do it.

“We can’t do it with every player. We can’t do it in every offseason. There are going to be points where we get really aggressive because we think it’s the right time, right opportunity right player, and there’s going to be points where we’ll be more reserved. Time will tell what this offseason brings; but sure, we’re clearly, as an organization, not afraid to make investments when they’re the right investments.”