The New York Mets were aggressive in free agency before baseball's lockout began Dec. 1, and it looks like they may have their eyes on another big addition in first baseman Freddie Freeman.

New York was one of the teams that checked in on Freeman's availability, ESPN's Buster Olney reported on Thursday's edition of "The Michael Kay Show."

The Mets spent $254.5 million before the lockout to sign Max Scherzer, Starling Marte, Mark Canha, and Eduardo Escobar, pushing their payroll to the highest in baseball.