After 63 games, the 2019 New York Mets are below .500 and closer to fourth place than to second. Brodie Van Wagenen made some decent moves and some questionable ones, and our job is to look back and get a do-over on the offseason.
Let’s start with the big trade with Seattle. Edwin Diaz is great and will continue to be great, in spite of one recent blow-up. The deal to acquire Diaz along with Robinson Cano and some money to pay off part of Cano’s sky-high salary, not so much.
What if the Mets did not make this trade, and instead kept Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Jarred Kelenic, Justin Dunn, and Gerson Bautista?