The Mets have cast a wide net in their efforts to bolster the starting rotation.

On that front, the team is among those in the mix for Erick Fedde, the top pitcher in the Korean Baseball Organization last season, according to industry sources.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Yankees’ and Padres’ front offices were in the same sprawling resort Monday, though it was not immediately clear whether their shared location spurred any further talks on a trade for Juan Soto.

The potential of landing Soto looms over the Yankees’ entire offseason, but on the first day of the winter meetings at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, he was still a Padre with San Diego asking for a haul in return.

In the meantime, the manager who knows Soto best said he had no doubt the three-time All-Star could handle playing in New York.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — What we should know by 5 p.m. Jan. 4 — the deadline for signing Yoshinobu Yamamoto — whether these Yankees are those Yankees. You know the one that used to walk into a room with their history, arrogance and checkbook and walk out with any player they wanted.

By the end of the first week of a new year, the Yankees will either have Yamamoto and Juan Soto or we will just have to accept that they are in a new era B.C. — which stands for both Brian Cashman and Before Collapse.

That would be the crumble of the Yankee sense of magnitude. Of mystique. Of aura. It has been fading for years, perhaps symbolized well when, coincidentally, six years ago when they thought they were the front-runners for Shohei Ohtani and he did not even make them a finalist for his services. The Yankees panicked and pivoted to Giancarlo Stanton and there has been a steady drip toward 82-80 and their worst season in 30 years and the belief now that they are not inevitable when it comes to getting what they want.

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According to The Post's Jon Heyman, the Rays are getting "serious" offers for ace Tyler Glasnow.

They're also listening to what teams would do to snag Randy Arozarena and Manuel Margot.

For more of what Heyman is heading, check out his notebook here.

Eduardo Rodriguez is one of several top-end starters set to get paid this winter.

He opted out of his Tigers contract after a sterling season in which he rejected a trade to the Dodgers, and while he won't command the $200 million-plus that Yoshinobu Yamamoto will seemingly get, the 30-year-old will certainly cash in.

According to The Post's Jon Heyman, E-Rod has been spotted in Nashville, where he's taking meetings with several teams this week.

Rodríguez, who went 13-9 with a 3.30 ERA over 152.2 innings this past season, reportedly has no restrictions on where he'll land.

According to one Buster Olney source, Shohei Ohtani's free agency tour could just lead him back to the Angels.

While the money is enticing -- $600 million is nothing to sneeze at -- The Angels offer the routine-devoted two-way superstar all the autonomy he could desire.

The Mets have Brett Baty, Ronny Mauricio and Mark Vientos in their system and seemingly plan to let them all duke it out for the rights to the hot corner.

The team brought in Joey Wendle last week as a utility infielder, but as David Stearns revealed Monday, they won't add any other outside competition for their 3B trio.

At 24, Baty is the oldest of them and got the longest shot last season, though no one really grabbed the opportunity to inherit the bag.

The Pirates know Jack Flaherty well from his run with the Cardinals, and they seem to want to see if they can get his career back on track.

Pittsburgh is interested in the right-hander on a potential short-term deal, according to the Belleville News-Democrat.

Flaherty, 28, had a 4.43 ERA for the Cardinals last season across 20 starts before they traded him to the Orioles.

He struggled with Baltimore, pitching to a 6.75 ERA in nine appearances (seven starts).

Flaherty made one relief appearance for the Orioles in Game 2 of the ALDS against the Rangers, giving up one run in two innings on two hits and three walks.

At one point Flaherty appeared to be one of the best young pitchers in baseball, finishing fourth in the 2019 NL Cy Young voting when he had a 2.75 ERA with 231 strikeouts and a 0.97 WHIP in 33 starts.

However, he's been plagued by shoulder issues in recent years.

The Mets are among the teams interested in veteran center fielder Michael A. Taylor, The Post's Jon Heyman reports.

Five other teams are interested in the right-handed 32-year-old, who is strong defensively, has some pop and can hit lefties well.

A member of the 2019 World Series champion Nationals, Taylor, who won a Gold Glove with the Royals in 2021, hit a career-high 21 home runs last season with the Twins while slashing .220/.278/.442 in 388 plate appearances.

In 112 plate appearances against lefties last season, Taylor hit .252 with a .914 OPS and nine home runs.

Mookie Betts will no longer be splitting his time between the outfield and infield.

"I think it's pretty safe to say that No. 50 Mookie Betts is going to be our everyday second baseman," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday on MLB Network's "High Heat."

"It's one of those things where, he's a Gold Glover in right field, but I think when you're talking about putting together a roster, someone who can be so offensive at second base, you can get more games out of him if he is playing second base. And obviously with the signing of Jason Heyward, put him out there in right field to go out there and play vs. right-handed pitching and play Gold Glove right field, it just makes our club better."

The Dodgers signed Heyward to a one-year, $9 million contract last week.

The Brewers aren't done adding pitching.

After re-signing left-hander Wade Miley, Milwaukee has agreed to a major-league contract with right-hander Joe Ross, according to FanSided's Robert Murray.

Ross, 30, last pitched in the majors with the Nationals in 2021, when had a 4.17 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 108 innings across 20 appearances (19 starts).

He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2022 and made seven appearances for Giants minor-league affiliates last season.

He's back in the city of brotherly love.

The Philadelphia Phillies announced they've extended manager Rob Thomson through the 2025 season.

He's 155-118 in 274 games with the Phillies and has two deep postseason runs under his belt.

His Phillies reached the World Series in 2022 and made it to the NLCS last season.

After bringing Aaron Nola back, the Phillies now have their manager locked up too.