Morning Briefing: Mets May Trade Escobar After Signing Correa

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Good morning, Mets fans!

We are now entering week two of Carlos Correa watch as his negotiations with the Mets continue to be the main reason Mets fans log on to Twitter and read our articles (thanks by the way)! As the deal is reportedly coming closer than most fans think, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic detailed other moves the Mets can make once the deal is finalized.

Of the moves the Mets could make, the most likely one would be moving third baseman Eduardo Escobar.

“I would assume this week we see resolution and then we see the Mets spring into further action,” Rosenthal said on The Athletic Baseball Show. “They’re going to need to make some other trades, they have traded McCann and would trade Escobar if they finalize Correa. And you may see some other things.”

The move makes sense for the Mets, as Correa would more than likely play third base with Francisco Lindor taking the reigns at shortstop, the position Correa played predominantly with his former teams the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins. Escobar is also in the final year of his two-year contract with the Mets, who are reportedly listening to offers from their division rival Miami Marlins.

Between Correa, Escobar and rookie Brett Baty, the piece to move, or the odd one out of the three, is Escobar.

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Rosenthal is also reporting in The Athletic Baseball Show, the deal between the Mets and Correa could look much different from what was originally reported before his physical with New York came to light. It was also reported the Mets were waiting on the MLBPA to look at specific terms of the contract would entail were to get hurt and play much less than anticipated.

Some Mets players are already putting in the work down in Port St. Lucie where the team spends their Spring Training. Players like Lindor, Brandon Nimmo and Tomas Nido are all working out at the team’s facilities there, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post.

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