Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey will be honored next month at the Thurman Munson Awards in New York City, the Mets announced Thursday.

Seeking additional bullpen help and potential rotation depth, the Mets announced Thursday that they have signed left-handed pitcher Chuck James to a Minor League contract and invited him to Spring Training.

Coming off an injury-riddled summer that saw him pitch through pain and post his highest ERA since his rookie season in 2002, Jon Rauch figured signing with the Mets would allow him to start fresh.

Just two years removed from a World Series championship, new Mets acquisitions Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirez know the expectations will not be as high in New York as they were in San Francisco. They also know they have the power to change that.

Though the Mets continue to seek out starting-pitching help, the recent pool of non-tendered free agents may not help that search.

General manager Sandy Alderson said Tuesday that the Mets expect an influx of cash in January, by which time ownership expects to have sold multiple minority shares in the club.

Daniel Murphy still has not watched the video clip of his injury in its entirety. He has studied his mechanics at second base and his positioning leading up to the collision, right up until Jose Constanza's spike drives into his left knee.

At a time when few Mets are untouchable, general manager Sandy Alderson knows that his players cannot help but overhear the rumors swirling around their heads.

Ronny Paulino's rocky tenure in New York has come to an end. The Mets opted not to tender Paulino a contract prior to Monday's deadline, making the catcher a free agent for the second time in two years.

The Mets took out a $40 million loan with Major League Baseball's blessing sometime in the past six weeks, the team confirmed Monday after a New York Times report detailed the situation. The Mets still have not paid back the $25 million loan MLB granted them late last year.

The Mets announced Monday that they have claimed right-handed pitcher Jeremy Hefner off waivers from the Pirates and added him to their 40-man roster. The team has also signed left-handed pitcher Garrett Olson and catcher Lucas May to Minor League contracts, and invited both to Spring Training.

The Mets will hold their fifth annual Holiday Coat Drive this Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Citi Field.

Upon receiving word of his trade to New York earlier this week, outfielder Andres Torres thought immediately of his father, a lifelong Mets fan.

His four-day business trip complete, Sandy Alderson stood outside a bank of doors at the Hilton Anatole on Thursday and reflected on what his team accomplished -- and what it did not accomplish -- at the 2011 Winter Meetings.

As soon as the first selection was made in the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday, Mets manager Terry Collins bolted out the door to catch his flight. "That's what I was waiting to hear," Collins said with a bit of dejection, after the Astros selected right-handed pitcher Rhiner Cruz first overall from the Mets.

The Mets aren't looking to sell off the roster, but if another team is willing to bowl them over with an offer, they will listen, especially if it means landing top prospects.

Sporting a Marlins cap and jersey at the Hilton Anatole on Wednesday, Jose Reyes did not seem necessarily angry at the Mets, nor sad, nor even disheartened -- though his attitude did contain elements of all three. More than anything, Reyes simply felt rejected by the only franchise he had known.

In a stunning succession of rapid-fire moves, the Mets fortified their bullpen Tuesday by acquiring three new relievers in the span of roughly one hour, signing right-handers Jon Rauch and Frank Francisco to free-agent contracts, according to multiple sources, and trading for right-hander Ramon Ramirez of the Giants.

Tim McCarver, who has been a national analyst on television networks for three decades and simultaneously shined as part of broadcast teams with four big league clubs, was named on Wednesday the 2012 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award.

As the Mets continue to move past the Jose Reyes signing in Dallas, they have provided far more clarity on what they will not do this offseason than what they ultimately will.