MLB Trade Rumors: Mets Intentions with Syndergaard Status is Up in the Air
According to MLB insiders and their flurry of tweets, Noah Syndergaard is now the top priority for the Mets to move after acquiring Marcus Stroman from the Blue Jays earlier today.
Told trading Syndergaard will be #Mets next move, not Wheeler. Makes sense.
— Bob Klapisch (@BobKlap) July 28, 2019
At first, Jon Morosi talks about the Padres and their involvement in getting Syndergaard for some of their top tier prospect talent and/or current players from the current roster:
Sources: #Mets have spoken much more with the #Padres than the #Braves about Noah Syndergaard, as Atlanta is focused more intently on relief pitchers. @MLB @MLBNetwork
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 28, 2019
Rosenthal validates that status with the talk of the Mets only wanting Major League talent. It appears as if the Mets are trying to make a serious run at the Wild Card, even being 6 games out as of today:
In talks with at least one team on Syndergaard, #Mets only were seeking major-league talent that could help right away, sources tell The Athletic. Team is currently six games out in NL wild card race, trailing five teams.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 28, 2019
Ken followed up with the more information on how close the Padres are to closing a deal:
As of this moment, #Mets and #Padres are not close to a Syndergaard trade, sources tell The Athletic. So, NYM’s pending acquisition of Stroman appears to be independent of any potential Syndergaard deal.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 28, 2019
It looks like the one team the Mets are talking to are the Padres, which means the Dodgers can sit back and see what kind of deal is being discussed to swoop in if Syndergaard is that high of a priority.
If the deal is centered around Margot of the Padres, the Dodgers have Joc Pederson and arguably a better farm system to outbid any deal the Padres put together.
The Mets also still have reliever, Edwin Diaz, they could take a look at, but this shouldn’t really be looked at until a Felipe Vazquez deal is completely dead.
Middle Infield help, preferably a RH bat should be a priority but I also would not sell the farm for a possible deal for Syndergaard. A back end BP piece should still be a priority but wss.