Jon Heyman of MLB Network said on their Trade Deadline special that the Mets are likely going to end up holding onto Edwin Diaz and that teams initially in pursuit of the reliever have moved on. Diaz, 24, has been the subject of trade rumors for about the last week despite the fact that he’s had a brutal 2019 season. In 45 appearances (41 innings), Diaz is 1-6 with a 5.05 ERA, 3.93 FIP,...
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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Tampa Bay Rays have acquired first baseman Jesus Aguilar from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for right-hander Jacob Faria. Joel Sherman of the New York Post confirmed it was a one-for-one deal. Aguilar, 29, is in the midst of a rough season for the Brewers in which he is hitting .225/.320/.374 with eight homers and 34 RBI to give himself a 80 OPS+ and -0.3...
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Another trade deadline is approaching and with that came further rumors of Noah Syndergaard getting dealt. I, for one, never thought that Syndergaard should be traded, especially in the midst of this year. What was the point in bringing in Marcus Stroman and trading Jason Vargas, just to also trade Syndergaard? He’s still young. We know what he’s capable of, especially since he...
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Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Mets have pulled Noah Syndergaard off the trade market and that he will be staying with the Mets past the trade deadline. The right-hander was pulled from it after his start on Tuesday. Syndergaard, 26, had a masterful performance on Tuesday night in which he struck out 11 batters in 7 1/3 innings while allowing one run (none earned), five hits,...
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Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Mets have looked into acquiring relievers to help the team in deals for some of the team’s players that are available. According to him, one name the Mets have discussed acquiring is Amir Garrett from the Cincinnati Reds, who became a decently notable name on Tuesday night for his involvement in a brawl between his team and the Pittsburgh Pirates....
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Perhaps lost in the excitement and thrill of Tuesday night’s 11-inning Met victory over the White Sox was Amed Rosario’s four-hit game from the eight-hole. Coming into Tuesday’s game, Rosario was on a hot streak, having reached base safely in 16 of his last 17 games. Over his previous 34 games, he had been batting .333 (third in the National League in that span, 11th in the...
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