The Mets began that project on Monday by offering new contracts — the one-year qualifying offer — to lefthander Sean Manaea and righthander Luis Severino, both of whom previously expressed interest in returning. “Multiple is what I’m going for.

The Mets have openings in the starting rotation and Severino is coming off a good season, but he could prefer a longer-term deal.

In their first set of major business decisions this offseason, the New York Mets have declined a 2025 contract option on reliever Phil Maton and made $21.05 million qualifying offers to starters Sean Manaea and Luis Severino.