Mets trade Jeurys Familia to Oakland Athletics

The Mets finally made their first move of the trade deadline season. They sent Jeurys Familia off to the Oakland Athletics.

Over the past few weeks there have been lots of rumors being stirred of where the New York Mets could trade Jeurys Familia to. Those rumors are all dead now as he was traded to the Oakland Athletics.

In return, the Mets received two prospects as well as some international signing money. The two prospects are Will Toffey and Bobby Wahl. Both show some amount of promise.

Toffey is a long way away from the big leagues, but once he’s here, maybe he can develop into a better hitter. This season in high A he’s hit .244 in 48 games as their third baseman. He has five home runs and drove in 32. This is an upgrade over what he’s done in 2017.

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Last year through 57 games he hit .263 with just one home run and 22 RBI’s. His average dipped a little but his power has slowly been on the rise. He still has a couple years before he can really do anything but if he keeps working on his swing, he can develop into a player similar to guys like Lucas Duda.

Granted, Toffey isn’t the type of player you would expect back for someone like Familia, but there is some promise for the Athletics 17th best prospect. In addition, some might say that the second player the Mets got in the deal was the real catch.

Wahl is a pitcher with a lot of potential. What’s interesting about him is that he already made his debut last season and pitched 7.2 innings. This means he could make it back into the majors at any moment.

He didn’t do too well in his first stint in the majors but has done amazing things in the minors. During his seven professional games, he’s pitched to a 4.70 ERA and a 9.4 K/9.

In 39.2 innings at triple A this season, his ERA stands at 2.27 and he’s thrown 65 strikeouts for a 14.7 K/9. This guy can throw a lot of strikeouts. Over the course of his entire minor league career, his K/9 stands at 11.8.

At some point this season and entering next season, Wahl could end up being a great addition to the bullpen, both as a closer and anywhere else. From the looks of it, he might even turn out to be very similar to Familia, but with the potential for more strikeouts.

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It’s only a matter of time before we see Wahl in Queens, and Toffey will be here eventually. Both have the potential to help the Mets out in the long run. Also, for all we know, this can become the first good trade between Oakland and a New York baseball team in a while.