Despite starting the season 11-1, the New York Mets enter Saturday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 28-38 record. Instead of representing legitimate contenders, they now appear to be clear sellers once the non-waiver trade deadline rolls around.
It remains to be seen if he’ll actually get traded — it’d be very surprising if he does — but there’s no doubt that right-handed pitcher Jacob deGrom would bring back the most in any hypothetical deal.
Just about any team in baseball would take him if the possibility was there. After all, he’s dominated to the tune of a 1.