It’s no secret that Sandy Alderson is working hard to trade right-hander Dillon Gee who has produced a 3.91 ERA and 1.28 WHIP in 103 starts over five seasons with the Mets.
The now 28-year old veteran is taking it all in stride and told MLB Network that while it’s been difficult at times, he understands it’s the nature of the business.
“I can almost guarantee you it’s tougher for my wife and my mom,” Gee said. “I’m not going to lie. It’s hard, especially because I’m on Twitter, so I see stuff a lot. But I’m the type — I’m going to put it away until something actually happens, because that’s the only way I can deal with it.”
“I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a little exciting to know that there are other teams that are asking about me…Yeah, it’s a little bittersweet because you’re leaving the team and your friends, and really the Mets have been like a family to me.”
There was a lot of buzz surrounding Gee during the Winter Meetings with some reports having the Colorado Rockies “definitely” interested, and the Mets also had something cooking with the Texas Rangers until they suddenly backed off.
They even turned down an even swap for Twins shortstop Eduardo Escobar according to Joel Sherman of the NY Post. Escobar batted .275 with 35 doubles, six home runs and 52 runs scored last season for Minnesota in 465 plate appearances.
An MLB source told the Daily News that Sandy Alderson is overvaluing Gee.
Gee is expected to earn about $5-6 million in his second year of arbitration and is under team control through the 2016 season.
