Sign him or trade him: Jacob deGrom’s agent’s comments could open a trade window for the Yankees
Until
this afternoon, it was a near consensus that deGrom was likely staying put this
season and especially not heading to his team’s crosstown rival in the Bronx.
However, news broke today that deGrom’s agent has a not so subtle request for
Mets’ management: Sign deGrom long-term or trade him. This is obviously
paraphrased, but deGrom’s agent made his intentions pretty clear in a statement
to Ken Rosenthal. “We have discussed Jacob’s future with the Mets at length.
Jacob has expressed interest in exploring a long-term partnership that would
keep him in a Mets uniform for years to come. If the Mets do not share the same
interest, we believe their best course of action is to trade him now.” The Mets
are dead last in the NL East and do not appear to be heading in a positive
direction. If they do have no intentions of locking up their staff’s ace, they
would be foolish on not trying to negotiate with the Yankees.
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Yankees and Mets deGrom trade is a match made in heaven. The Yankees need an
ace. deGrom is an ace. The Mets need a prospect haul that would steer them in
the right direction. The Yankees have a top-three farm system in the entire
sport. The issue that essentially shuts down any trade speculation as soon as it is initiated is the media disaster that would follow a blockbuster between the
two New York teams. However, if Brian Cashman is on board with shipping a haul
of young players to the Mets, the Mets should do the right thing for their franchise's future and follow suit by shipping the Yankees
their ace. Of course, the Mets would cringe at even the thought of seeing
deGrom bringing home a ring in a Bronx uniform, but if it meant they got back
several players that could theoretically do the same for them a few years down
the roads, it is a risk both teams have to take.
If the
Mets make deGrom available and avidly shop him, there is not a doubt in my mind
that the Yankees would give them the best offer as long as the Mets let go of
the fact they are not going to be acquiring Gleyber Torres. The Mets have gone
down the road where they take a lesser offer for one of their players, despite
the Yankees showing heavy interest. Last season, the Yankees were rumored to be
willing to part ways with Domingo German and another prospect for Jay Bruce.
Instead, the Mets shipped him to Cleveland for a player named Ryder Ryan who
is a 23-year-old reliever that has not pitched above Double-A. If the Yankees
offered a combination of Florial/Frazier, Sheffield, Andujar, and one or two
lower level prospects for deGrom, there is no team that could even come close
to matching this offer, and the Mets need to open their eyes and see this.
A once
completely disregarded union of deGrom and the Bombers suddenly has a little
bit of life, after today’s comments from deGrom’s agent. In all likelihood, the
Mets remain stubborn and act as if the Yankees don’t exist when negotiation
time comes around, but this new sense of urgency created by deGrom’s agent
along with the Yankees’ dying need for a starting pitcher could create a New York
and New York trade miracle no one saw coming.
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