The best trade chip the New York Mets have is not Jacob deGrom. Can we even call him a trade chip? They would be absolute fools to move him. Until they’re able to escape other bad contracts, the Mets need to keep their ace.
One needs to look a little deeper into this pitching staff to find the best trade candidate on this roster. They need to go all the way to the ninth inning and find Jeurys Familia.
Familia wouldn’t bring back the same haul as deGrom, but that’s now what I would consider “best.