5 players most likely to get moved in the impending NY Mets-Padres trade ranked

The intense trade talks between the New York Mets and San Diego Padres seem to have cooled off in recent days. No new updates. Not much has changed for what either team needs. The Mets added Luke Weaver, but still have room for at least one more significant reliever. Mason Miller may not be the guy, but the Padres have some others who fit what they could use just as the Mets employ some good targets for the Padres.

If we see a trade happen, it’s these five players who seem most likely to get moved.

The 5 players who seem most likely to move in a Mets-Padres trade

5) Brandon Sproat

Brandon Sproat is a good Mets prospect but also kind of caught between being a major contributor for them in 2026 and falling behind a player such as Jonah Tong. He’d be an immediate candidate to compete for a Padres rotation spot if he was to head to San Diego.

4) David Peterson

A financially affordable pitcher, David Peterson is someone who can give the Padres quality innings as one of their better starters. With him, it’s just a matter of when he burns out. The Mets need to clear at least one rotation spot off of their roster. He seems like the easiest to trade with a projected contract below $10 million.

3) Adrian Morejon

This feels like it’ll be the reliever the Mets get. Adrian Morejon is coming off of an excellent year in San Diego and with free agency coming after this season, dealing him away now gives the Padres something before losing him for nothing. As a lefty, he’s added insurance for the injury concern A.J. Minter will enter the year with.

2) Mark Vientos

A right-handed power bat who can be the Padres’ answer at first base or DH (or maybe not), this is the team to trade Mark Vientos to. Vientos won’t net the Mets anything more as an individual than another player a team needs to dump. Packaged with some other big leaguers or prospects, he is a must to be included here.

1) Nick Pivetta

One of the most important boxes to cross off in this trade is to give the Mets a better starting pitcher. Well, that’s who Nick Pivetta is. Owed just under $20 million this year with a far lower luxury tax hit because of the structure of his contract that paid him much less last year, Pivetta is absolutely going to change teams in a deal between these two clubs. The conversion should start with him and go from there.