This afternoon, general manager Jared Porter and team president Sandy Alderson held a virtual press conference to discuss today’s trade with Cleveland, wherein the Mets traded for shortstop Francisco Lindor and starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco in exchange for infielders Andres Gimenez and Amed Rosario and prospects Josh Wolf and Isaiah Greene.
Alderson began with some opening remarks, calling Lindor “one of the great players in baseball” and identifying Carrasco has an “outstanding starting pitcher.” Alderson made sure to note that the players did not come cheaply, and mentioned that this deal was in the works since “close to the beginning of the off-season,” though the talks came to a head over the last few days, starting Monday.