A former NL East rival is on the Mets’ radar.
The Mets were scheduled to meet with righty starting pitcher Nick Pivetta’s agents Wednesday, The Post’s Jon Heyman exclusively reported.
With Juan Soto now secured on a 15-year, $765 million deal, the Mets can turn their attention to upgrading a pitching staff that lost Luis Severino to the A’s and could be without free agent Sean Manaea.
Pivetta, 31, went 6-12 with a 4.14 ERA with the Red Sox last season.
He’s 56-71 with a 4.76 ERA spanning his eight-season career with the Phillies (2017-20) and Red Sox (2020-24).
The one notable detail with Pivetta is the Mets would have to forfeit draft picks to sign Pivetta since he turned down the qualifying offer from Boston.
The Mets already are short on picks after signing Soto.
Pursuing a pitcher like Pivetta fits the Mets’ molds under new baseball czar David Stearns, who has targeted mid-level starters — the Mets already added Frankie Montas — over pursuing the high-priced free agents, like newest Yankee Max Fried and current free agent Corbin Burnes.