With reports the New York Mets are not one of the finalists for Tomoyuki Sugano, there has been some consternation about fans for missing out on a big name in free agency which could have fulfilled a real need.

Yes, Sugano could’ve helped, and chances are he’d be very good. Still, there’s a number of reasons why the Mets failing to sign Sugano isn’t that big of a deal. In no particular order, here they are:

1. Trevor Bauer
2. Masahiro Tanaka
3. Jake Odorizzi
4. Corey Kluber
5. Jose Quintana
6. Taijuan Walker
7. Alex Wood
8. James Paxton
9. Martin Perez
10. Felix Hernandez

All of these pitchers and more are still available in free agency. There are also other pitchers possibly available via trade like Joe Musgrove.

There are still plenty of options remaining, and that doesn’t even include Noah Syndergaard who is likely to return at some point this season.

The moral of the story here is Mets fans need to calm down. The vast majority of the best free agents are still available, and it does not seem like they’re flying off the board just yet.

We just need to let this glacially slow offseason play out and trust this front office. Come Spring Training, this will very likely be a team which can contend for the division. At a minimum, this team is already vastly improved.