With Cliff Lee expected to go to the Yankees, the Mets will be forced to look elsewhere for a starting pitcher.
They won't meet the price for Arizona's Dan Haren, but they could make a serious play for Chicago's Ted Lilly or Cleveland's Fausto Carmona.
The asking price for Houston's Roy Oswalt is believed to be too high for the Mets.
Mets Could Turn To Lilly, Carmona