As the Winter Meetings arrive, MLB's list of bold-named free agents, led by Kyle Tucker, will be the subject of headlines out of Orlando, Florida.

A majority of MLB executives polled recently predicted the New York Mets will sign one of the top pitchers in MLB free agency this year, Framber Valdez. However, there is also a problem with that prediction.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the market for a top reliever and could be a perfect fit to land a star from the New York Mets.

Mets pitcher leaving MLB to sign contract in Japan's NPB originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The New York Mets didn't appear too interested in bringing back Jose Castillo for next season.