Will Jacob deGrom Ultimately Return to Mets?

 Will Jacob deGrom return to the Mets in 2023? That is the million dollar question that everyone has been asking for weeks. 

Earlier this month rumors swirled that deGrom was interested in signing with the Texas Rangers. Now the New York Post is reporting that the Mets believe deGrom wants to come back to the Mets if the contract offers re similar. 

Will it happen is anyone's guess. 

The belief is that deGrom wants to be one of the highest paid pitchers in the sport. His Mets teammate, Max Scherzer makes $43.3 million annually. 

Are the Mets willing to pay deGrom that much after missing much of the last two years with various arm injuries? The New York Post also reports that the Mets "do not view a four- or five-year deal (and even three years guaranteed might be stretching it) as prudent investment on a 34-year-old pitcher who has missed significant portions of the last two seasons with injuries." 

If that is true the Mets could let deGrom walk.

Justin Verlander, Carlos Rodon and Japanese flame-thrower Kodai Segna are potential replacements. 

Word was on Friday and Saturday that the Mets met with Senga and a serious about signing him. He is also following the Mets online. 

Senga will be 30 next season, and owns a 2.59 lifetime ERA in Japan. Last season he pitched to a 1.94 ERA in 144 innings, and struck out nearly 28 percent of the batters he faced.  

Would the Mets possibily sign both Senga and deGrom? That would be a helluva story if they can pull that off.