Last night, the Mets and Brewers reportedly agreed to a trade which would’ve sent Carlos Gomez to the Mets in exchange for Zack Wheeler and Wilmer Flores.
However, late last night, Sandy Alderson said there was no deal in place and it would not transpire.
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Brewers had concerns over Wheeler’s medicals, and nixed the deal.
Later, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports said the Mets backed out of the deal over concerns with Gomez’s hip, although his agent, Scott Boras, said Gomez is healthy and not seeking treatment for his hip.
But the Mets could have also had an issue with taking on the remainder of Carlos Gomez’s contract, which calls for him to earn under $4 million through the rest of this season, and $9 million in 2016.
Tim Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting the Mets originally wanted the Brewers to take Juan Lagares over Wilmer Flores to help off-set the money owed to Gomez. When the Brewers said no, the Mets then asked for a competitive balance pick in the 2016 draft. Milwaukee declined that request as well.
Then, according to Haudricourt, the Mets evidently asked the Brewers to kick in money to off-set Gomez’s deal, and the Brewers declined once again.
“It was only then, according to the source, that the Mets came back and said they were calling off the deal because of concerns over Gomez’s medical records,” Haudricourt said.
In looking at both sides of this issue, this could be a way for the Brewers and Gomez’s agent to assure a healthy market continues to exist for the player. And, shifting the discussion to something which is fairly conceivable isn’t necessary a bad strategy for them to employ.
Right now, there’s no way to know what’s fact and what’s fiction in this story. At the end of the day, the Mets still need a bat, and if finances are the issue, they need to figure out how to get the bat they need and be creative about it.
Of course, if they’re looking for a difference maker like Gomez but are unwilling to take on the salary to get it done, it’s not clear how they intend to accomplish that goal.
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4 responses to “Report: Deal for Carlos Gomez fell through possibly because of finances”
It would be disgusting, but unsurprising. How this ownership group is allowed to retain ownership is beyond comprehension.
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I cant… Nope. Not gonna even…
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And in the end, this NON deal comes down to the MADOFF Deal! 💸💸💸Haunted!
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And why shouldn’t they negotiate the cash part of the deal in addition to the players? Any deal I negotiate, I try to get the best terms including cash outlay. So, they negotiated the best deal they could, reached a deal, then had the doctors look at the medical records. If the hip is a problem, they should be able to nix the deal. It doesn’t follow that the hip is subterfuge for a problem with finances. It isn’t that large of a contract and Sandy knows his budget (however big or small that may be).
This is just continued bad reporting. Taking talking points from the Brewers (to allow them to ship an injured Gomez somewhere by Friday) and publishing it as a “report.” Ethical and responsible journalism does not rely solely on unnamed sources. If you don’t know the name of the source, we can’t judge the veracity or motivation of the statement.
Frankly, the reporter who “broke the story” and the reporters who retweeted the “story” did not do an adequate job. They owe an apology to Flores, Wheeler, Gomez, and their readers.
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