Last Friday, Sandy Alderson insisted he’d be willing to overpay to acquire offense on the trade market, under the right circumstances.
“Personally? Am I prepared to overpay? I’m prepared to overpay,” He explained last Friday. “But there has to be something to overpay for.”
Certainly the latter is true. And certainly, the term, “overpay” can mean a number of things. It could mean he’d be willing to take on a big contract, it could mean he’d be willing to trade talent which is above market value for a specific piece, it could mean both.
Then again, maybe it’s neither.
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports writes the Mets remain uninterested in dealing any of their top shelf starting pitching inclusive of Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, and presumably Zack Wheeler.
Not that it can’t be argued the Mets should ever consider moving one of these arms, it’s hard to overpay or even consummate a deal for a guy, “to overpay for” in the trade market when the chips are second-tier and below.
Heyman says if the Mets are interested in moving Jon Niese (and according to other reports, they are), his contract could prove to be unattractive to potential suitors.
Niese is earning $7 million in 2015, $9 million in 2016, and there’s a $10 million club option for 2017 with a $500,000 buyout.
Quite honestly, if the trend on the field continues, the Mets may need to shift gears and start to search for takers for some of their high priced veterans, such as Niese, Daniel Murphy and Bartolo Colon.
If they come home from this west coast trip three or four games under .500 with no clarity on David Wright, no timetable for Travis d’Arnaud, and continued underperformance from the veterans who are here, they will be pretty much what that record says they are heading into the trade deadline two and a half weeks later.
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3 responses to “Mets remain uninterested in dealing from their top shelf starting pitching”
Almost everyone thought it was great to give the LT-contract to Niese. Now, he’s “overpriced”! Likewise, most thought giving Duda a LT-deal was a no-brainer, but now, not really……
Trading Niese and Colon would be fine.
And dealing away Murphy would be great, too, if we obtained a good infielder.
And if the Wilpons would spend some money, getting Ryan Braun would be fine. Of course, that probably won’t happen.
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Jon niese contract is too much really? I mean very reasonable contract to me should not be a issue.
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Remember the start of the season, when the story of the Mets was they needed a shortstop? That was their hole. Outfield: solid with Cuddyer, Lagares and Granderson. Duda at first, Murph at second, David at third and D’Arnou behind the plate. And the pitching!!! Wheeler, Colon, Harvey, Gee, and the anticipated Noah and Matz. Bullpen solid too: Jerry Blevins, the return of Parnell, Familia and Mejica.
And Vic Black.
Remember that? Seems like a million years ago.
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