5 final NY Mets trade deadline predictions: Where Freddy Peralta, Clay Holmes, more land

The MLB trade deadline has been slower than slow with two Minnesota Twins trades headlining the action thus far. One included the New York Mets sending them A.J. Minter. The other had Dean Kremer heading to Minnesota in a buy low trade from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Mets have plenty more to do before the August 3 deadline. As rumors continue and the club waits for some other dominos to fall, many opportunities still exist.

Who’ll go and where and which Mets players will manage to survive the trade deadline?

Five final Mets trade deadline predictions

1) Freddy Peralta to the Cubs for all non-top 100 prospects

The Chicago Cubs don’t seem like they’ll win the Tarik Skubal sweepstakes or are really even in it. This will have them, instead, pivoting toward trying to get the same results out of Freddy Peralta that they have from David Peterson. A second trade of a Mets starting pitcher to the Cubs won’t yield them any top 100 prospects. It won’t be bad, though. The Mets will get quantity over quality with one of the players having a reasonable case to contribute by 2027, if not sooner. Sup, Jonathon Long?

2) Clay Holmes goes to the Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers will miss out on Tarik Skubal, sensibly preferring to take a different starting pitcher over selling the farm to rent the league’s best starting pitcher about to go on the move. The Mets end up with one of the many corner infielders with power potential sitting in the Milwaukee farm system as well as another pitcher with rave reviews. This will be a completely understandable trade from a Mets fan perspective.

3) Luke Weaver isn’t traded, Huascar Brazoban is and to the Rangers

Luke Weaver ends up being more valuable to the Mets next year than the offer any team gives them at the trade deadline. If the goal was to maximize trade return, Steve Cohen would be paying down contracts which he didn’t for Minter. Huascar Brazoban’s low contract and control makes him a nice grab for the Texas Rangers who are working within a tight budget to rebuild a bullpen in need of help. In return, the Mets get back an underwhelming return on paper. The debate for fans becomes whether or not the Mets should have kept the late-blooming righty.

4) Tyrone Taylor goes to a rival of some kind

Whether it’s the New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, or Miami Marlins, the Mets end up trading Tyrone Taylor to a team where he isn’t so distant from our minds. Naturally, he becomes a late-season hero and has a big hit in the postseason. He is the Mark Canha circa 2023 of this year's trade deadline.

5) The Mets are forced to pay a portion of Luis Robert Jr.’s contract

Luis Robert Jr. has around $8 million or so owed to him this year. Hitting under .200 on the season now, it’s going to be difficult to imagine too many teams look at him favorably. The Cleveland Guardians are a club that would make a lot of sense and surely they don’t have interest in paying any of his contract. To get anything of value at all, the Mets and Guardians split the difference. The Mets get back a very blah player and we try to forget all about his wasted tenure in New York. By far, the Robert return is the worst of anything.

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