Just about every contender is a starving person and the Mets have the food — and their current leaning is not to share the provisions.
“They are entering this trade market with the most valuable pieces and are opting to sit on the sideline,” said an exasperated executive from a contending team.
There is still a bit more than two weeks left before the non-waiver trade deadline, enough time to shift direction. But I have yet to find a team official outside the Mets who believes Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard or even Steven Matz is getting traded.