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LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, as word spread that the San Francisco Giants had postponed Carlos Correa's introductory news conference because of an issue with his medical records, I joked with a group of friends that the Dodgers would swoop in and sign Correa to a three-year contract with opt-outs.

NEW YORK — By bringing in Derek Jeter for the occasion of naming Aaron Judge as their 16th team captain, the Yankees Wednesday did their best to blunt the hysteria reigning over in Queens with Steve Cohen’s stunning 3 a.m., $315 million pilfering of Carlos Correa from the Giants.

NEW YORK — When the dust began settling on what had been the wildest two weeks of spending in baseball history, Steve Cohen had emerged with a payroll of over $340 million and Hal Steinbrenner had shelled out $522 million on two players alone in Aaron Judge and Carlos Rodon.

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers reached an agreement Wednesday with free-agent pitcher Noah Syndergaard on a one-year contract, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation who weren't authorized to speak publicly.

The club is expected to owe $80 million in luxury tax.

For many years, Mets executives were forced to shop in the bargain bins. General managers would have to wait out the market to see who was available at the end of winter. Even in years when there were elite free agents available as spring training started, the Mets waited out…

There is still plenty of talent to sign, even with Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander and Clayton Kershaw off the board.

The Mets continued their holiday spending spree Saturday night with the signing of Japanese star Kodai Senga. The right-handed fireballer reportedly agreed to a five-year, $75 million contract to come stateside and take his infamous forkball to Queens.

The Mets got their guy — yep, another one.