Mets reportedly ready to entertain trade offers for 'virtually everyone'

The Mets would reportedly be more open to dealing Syndergaard than deGrom

6/18/2018, 3:25 PM

The Mets are "ready to entertain trade offers for virtually everyone" on the roster, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

According to Rosenthal, the Mets would prefer to hold on to Brandon Nimmo, Michael Conforto, Robert Gsellman, and Seth Lugo, and would be more open to trading Noah Syndergaard than Jacob deGrom.

DeGrom, having the best season of his career and in the midst of one of the more dominant stretches in recent memory, is under team control through 2020, while Syndergaard is under control through 2021. 

The 25-year-old Nimmo, who is having a breakout season, is under team control through the 2022 season, with Conforto (2021), Gsellman (2022), and Lugo (2022) also under team control for the foreseeable future. 

The Mets' goal is to get younger and more athletic, notes Rosenthal, who also says Jeurys Familia -- set for free agency after the season -- could be a strong trade candidate if he's healthy. 

Familia has a 2.70 ERA and 1.33 WHIP this season, though his four blown saves have overshadowed his strong numbers. 

The 30-38 Mets are 7.0 games behind the Nationals for the second Wild Card spot in the National League. 


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