The Mets repeatedly tried to trade for Alfonso Soriano during his final two years in Texas, but they refused to give up Jose Reyes, Scott Kazmir or Lastings Milledge. Soriano will be a free agent this winter, so he will merely cost the Mets money, and that makes a return to New York a strong possibility. "If somebody wants me to play second base next year, I can go back there," Soriano said. "But now I can play the outfield, too. It depends on what the team wants me to do."