[You know the drill. Lots of updates below.]
I’m working on a Lukewarm Stove to wind down the day (and carry me through the night while I sleep in advance of the #BNBlogathon), but that might take a while to complete, and I wanted to get this in front of you first:
#Mets still working on a deal that apparently would really please fans if it materialized.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinMedia) July 29, 2015
Told Mets are indeed very close to pulling off a big trade. No sense of who it is, but chance it’s a big bat.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) July 29, 2015
Told #Mets not in on Parra, but they are working on a deal. I’d say Bruce a possibility.
— David Lennon (@DPLennon) July 29, 2015
Sounds like #Reds focused on moving Mike Leake rather than position-player trade.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinMedia) July 29, 2015
Yesterday, I heard Mets didn’t view Carlos Gonzalez as a fit. Can’t see them shifting gears.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) July 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/NYPost_Mets/status/626512997696045056
Cespedes out, Reds not moving Bruce at moment, I'm told. Parra trade fell apart last week. Mets almost certainly not on CarGo.
— Andy Martino (@martinonyc) July 29, 2015
And it goes on like that. Sounds like a big move could be coming, but various other rumors out there seem to rule out just about everyone you would think the Mets could be going after.
This is of obvious interest to the Cubs, as the Mets are right there in the Wild Card race (and, there’s a chance the Mets could wind up getting someone the Cubs were interested in, too, though that seems unlikely if it’s a big bat).
Mystery! Intrigue! Trade madness!
UPDATE: Folks hinting at the possibility of Carlos Gomez:
Going to take back what I said earlier: The talks with Milwaukee have included Gomez's name. The Mets want him.
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) July 29, 2015
#Brewers know they have little chance of keeping Carlos Gomez after next year. Move now would maximize return.
— Tom (@Haudricourt) July 29, 2015
#Mets have talked to #Brewers about Carlos Gomez, sources tell me and @jonmorosi. No deal appears close. NYM also looking at other hitters.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 29, 2015
Was told Alderson #Mets Melvin #Brewers have talked lots/not about Para Told NY likes Gomez. But was told by insider nothing at finish line
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 29, 2015
Gomez would, needless to say, be a huge upgrade for the Mets, both this and next year. The this year part is the part that concerns me, what with the Nationals also already improving, and the possibility that the second Wild Card comes out of the East. And that’s if the Giants don’t also improve quite a bit.
UPDATE 2: Uh oh, it might very well be Gomez:
At this hour, Mets pushing very hard for Carlos Gomez, source says…
— Tim Brown (@TBrownYahoo) July 29, 2015
I guess the upside would be Gomez being gone before the Cubs start a four-game series against the Brewers tomorrow.
UPDATE 3: Maybe I feel burned by recent Tommy John recoverees, or maybe I’m underestimating Wilmer Flores, but this doesn’t seem like enough:
Source: One combination that #Mets and #Brewers have discussed: Wheeler and Flores for Gomez. Again, no indication whether deal is close.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2015
UPDATE 4: Well this sounds much steeper:
The #Mets indeed want Carlos Gomez. Heard #Brewers are asking for a "top 4 starter" in return. You know who they are.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) July 30, 2015
Sounds like Gomez to #Mets deal will be tough to consummate unless #Brewers drop their asking price.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) July 30, 2015
I assume the four referenced there are Syndergaard, Matz, deGrom and Harvey? If so, I doubt Mets would even consider it.
UPDATE: Well, it’s happening:
It is a done deal #Mets are getting Gomez
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 30, 2015
#Mets gave up Zack Wheeler and Wilmer Flores for Gomez #Brewers
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 30, 2015
So, the Brewers are about to get better for the future (not as much as I would have expected), but worse for the rest of this year and next year. And the Mets just got a huge injection. (#phrasing)