The Mets and Padres have discussed a trade that would send Chris Paddack and Eric Hosmer to Queens in return for Dom Smith, according to The Athletic.
The 26-year-old Paddack had a strong debut season in the big leagues in 2019, having been a consensus top-100 prospect in baseball at the beginning of that year. In 26 starts, he put up a 3.33 ERA and 3.95 FIP in 140.2 innings of work with a 26.9 percent strikeout rate and 5.5 percent walk rate. Since the start of the 2020 season, however, he has a 4.