You know what would scare the heck out of me if I ran the Mets and was considering whether to trade Noah Syndergaard?
Travis d’Arnaud.
The Mets botched every step along the way this year with d’Arnaud. They tendered him a contract when maybe they should have just redirected his $3.515 million elsewhere. If you tender d’Arnaud, then your primary choice in catcher can’t be another offensive-first receiver with big defensive deficiencies like Wilson Ramos.
If you tender d’Arnaud after a season lost following Tommy John surgery, then reach an understanding that d’Arnaud must use the full month of injury rehab to get his hitting timing back.