The New York Mets made the blockbuster signing of the year last offseason when they signed Juan Soto to a $765 million contract. However, they totally failed in upgrading their pitching, which led to their downfall this season.
They need to make another splash this offseason, and instead of hitting, go for pitching. Fansided’s Zachary Rotman believes that they have the chance to make the blockbuster trade of the winter, going for Detroit Tigers Cy Young ace Tarik Skubal.
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No team has been more connected to Skubal in these rumors than the New York Mets, and it isn't hard to see why…They desperately need an ace. David Stearns is vehemently opposed to paying for frontline starters, but he was in the Crochet talks last offseason, and there's no reason to believe he won't be interested in acquiring Skubal. The expiring contract is a bit annoying, but it also means the Mets can probably get away with excluding Nolan McLean from any packages,” Rotman wrote.
Rotman continued, stating the Mets had many MLB-ready pitchers and young MLB players with good upside to trade, so they aren’t short on resources to give up.
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“Even without McLean, the Mets have promising prospects like Jonah Tong, Brandon Sproat, Carson Benge, and Jett Williams, all of whom are or are very close to being MLB-ready. On the young MLB player front, the Mets have guys like Brett Baty, Mark Vientos and Ronny Mauricio that they can dangle. It'd probably take a combination of at least two of those upper-echelon prospects and a couple of other pieces to get a deal done,” Rotman noted.
With possible back-to-back Cy Youngs, Skubal would be worth every piece the Mets lose in a potential trade. Hopefully, the Mets start crafting an offer soon, as they won’t be the only team vying for Skubal.
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