There’s a trade gurgling between the Mets and Mariners at the moment that seems to be closer to official with every update, in which Robinson Cano and closer Edwin Diaz would come to the NL East in exchange for Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak and prospects Jarred Kelenic, Justin Dunn, and Gerson Bautista, according to Ken Rosenthal, who calls the deal “pending.”
This, assuming it goes through, following moves by the Braves to acquire Josh Donaldson and Brian McCann on one-year deals, is going to make the Phillies’ off-season look even more glacial by comparison. It’s already [checks calendar] the end of November—only [checks MLB calendar] like a week until the Winter Meetings—and the Phillies haven’t fixed everything yet.