The Mets buying at the MLB trade deadline doesn't seem to make much sense on the surface, but there may be a method to their madness.
USA TODAYMarcus Stroman being traded from one non-contender to another wasn't exactly the blockbuster deal anyone expected as the July 31 trade deadline drew near.
Instead, Stroman was shipped to the New York Mets for a pair of minor-league pitchers, neither of whom are among the consensus top 100 overall prospects.First of all, the Mets – despite constant ridicule from their many critics – actually made a good baseball trade. Stroman is eligible for arbitration this winter before he becomes a free agent at the end of the 2020 season. And they still have the option of flipping him for prospects before then.done trading. At the moment, they now have six starters in their rotation – ace Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, Zack Wheeler and Jason Vargas.
Another stealthy reason the Mets can benefit by acquiring Stroman: It takes one of the big-name starters off the market – and, in turn, makes those remaining more valuable. If they really want to move Syndergaard, Wheeler or Vargas, they've just reduced the number of options for the other teams looking to acquire starting pitchers.
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