Could this unknown Mets Center become a key player?
Relief pitchers are going to cost a lot and for a team like the New York Mets who could use a couple of improvements, they’ll need to choose wisely. A popular man over the next couple of days will be the star closer of the Miami Marlins, Tanner Scott. A left-handed rental with a 1.34 ERA this season, he has some of the nastiest stuff and weakest contact against him. He’s exactly the type of pitcher the Mets should look to sell off a big piece for.
Of the Mets top prospects who fall into the league’s 100 best, no one feels expendable enough for a relief pitcher they could lose in two months. What’s more, if we compare a possible trade to last year’s David Robertson swap, it shouldn’t necessarily cost the Mets a top 100 prospect anyway. Marco Vargas and Ronald Hernandez are good younger prospects and despite the inflation on arms and an even hotter one like Scott, the Mets should be able to put a package together good enough to entice the Marlins.
The Marlins get one of two former top 100 prospects in this deal which shouldn’t be taken lightly. Brett Baty was the number 21 prospect in all of baseball at one point back in 2023. Although he hasn’t progressed as desired, teams should still want him in exchange for a rental.
