Noah Syndergaard will enter the 2019 season as a member of the New York Mets, something that was not a foregone conclusion over the winter.
Early on this offseason, Brodie Van Wagenen seemed particularly determined to land Miami Marlins’ All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto, a move which required some creativity given Miami’s exorbitant and, quite frankly, asinine asking price. It was at this moment that rumors began to focus on the Mets entertaining a three-team deal that involved clubs like the San Diego Padres and the New York Yankees, with Realmuto coming to the Mets and Syndergaard going to the third participant.