The Mets are struggling financially and flirting with the idea of reducing their payroll before the trade deadline, but they may have a shot at signing this winter's biggest free agent. Former Yankees star Cecil Fielder told The New York Daily News that he could see his son signing with the Mets. "I don't think the Yankees are gonna get him," Fielder said. "But I think if everything goes well on the other side, the Mets are one of those teams that if they get that situation all squared away, they could get him." Prince Fielder is represented by super agent Scott Boras. The father and son have had their differences over the years, and the elder Fielder described their current relationship as "really mute."