The Mets are not trading both Curtis Granderson and Jay Bruce so they can sign free-agent OF Dexter Fowler, a high-ranking team official told SNY's Steve Gelbs.
This is disappointing, if true. I'm sure it is, but I also know Sandy Alderson and his front office tend to make statements based on what's happening that specific moment, and it does not necessarily recognize where things are headed.
Remember, Alderson and his staff repeatedly told reporters that the Mets wouldn't release Jason Bay, Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez, nor would they be trading Carlos Beltran and RA Dickey, and they eventually did all of the above.