Every former NY Mets player who was traded at the 2025 deadline and where

A lot of fomer NY Mets changed teams this deadline.
Aug 26, 2023; New York City, New York, USA;  New York Mets starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco (59) at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
Aug 26, 2023; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco (59) at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

The 2025 trade deadline was one of the most active deadlines in recent baseball history. The New York Mets made many moves, including adding a handful of relief pitchers to bolster the bullpen down the stretch, and acquiring Cedric Mullins from the Baltimore Orioles. However, many former Mets players were also traded at the deadline.

Carlos Carrasco

The Mets acquired Carlos Carrasco alongside Francisco Liriano. After many strong seasons in Cleveland, Carrasco spent the 2021-2023 seasons with the Mets. While he was solid in 2022, his overall numbers with the Mets weren’t that pretty. He tossed only 295.2 innings across three seasons with a 5.21 ERA, 4.55 FIP, and 1.46 WHIP. Carrasco returned to Cleveland in 2024 and was signed by the crosstown New York Yankees this year. He pitched 32 innings in pinstripes with a 5.91 ERA and was dealt to the Atlanta Braves for cash.

Amed Rosario

Amed Rosario wasn’t just once one of the best prospects the Mets had, but across all of baseball. However, Rosario never found his footing with the Mets, batting .268/.302/.403 with a 91 OPS+ in 1564 plate appearances. He was then traded to Cleveland in the Lindor deal. Since then, he has bounced around with the Guardians, LA Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, Cincinnati Reds, and Washington Nationals, with whom he was this season. Rosario put up some respectable numbers in a utility role with the Nats, slashing .270/.310/.426 with a 109 OPS+, and was dealt to the Yankees for Clayton Beeter and Browm Martinez.

Harrison Bader

Harrison Bader was the NY Mets’ starting center fielder in 2024. He did not provide much with the bat, turning in a .236/.284/.373 triple-slash and 87 OPS+. However, he did give the Mets a quality glove up the middle. After letting him go in free agency, he signed with the Minnesota Twins last offseason. Bader hit much better with the Twins, with a .258/.339/.439 line over 307 plate appearances while still providing quality defense. He was dealt to the Philadelphia Phillies for Hendry Mendez and Geremy Villoria.

Steven Matz

Steven Matz was another former top Mets prospect, ranking as a consensus top 15 prospect in baseball heading into 2016. From his 2015 debut through 2020, the left-hander had a 4.35 ERA, 4.49 FIP, and 1.32 WHIP. The Mets dealt Matz to the Toronto Blue Jays for three players in the 2020-2021 offseason. After a solid year North of the border, Matz inked a four-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. Matz only pitched 197 innings across the first three years of the deal, but has put up a 3.44 ERA, 2.87 FIP, and 1.18 WHIP in 55.2 innings while pitching in a swingman role. The Cards sent him to the Boston Red Sox for once-heralded Blaze Jordan.

Paul Sewald

Paul Sewald spent parts of the first four seasons of his MLB career with the Mets. His first 147.1 innings yielded just a 5.50 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, albeit with a 4.04 FIP. After the 2020 season, the Mets non-tendered the right-hander and then signed with the Seattle Mariners. He then became their closer for parts of three seasons before he was dealt to the Arizona Diamondbacks at the 2023 trade deadline. He had a rough 2024 season, but signed with the Cleveland Guardians to a one-year contract. He has missed a large portion of the season, tallying 15.1 innings on the year, while allowing eight earned runs, but with 18 K’s and only four walks. Regardless of his injury-riddled season, the Detroit Tigers took a flier on Sewald at the deadline, acquiring him for cash.

Rafael Montero

Rafael Montero saw sporadic playing time with the Mets from 2014 through 2017. But in 192.1 innings, he had a 5.38 ERA, 4.62 FIP, and 1.71 WHIP. After missing all of 2018 due to Tommy John surgery, Montero would see playing time for both the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners. He seemingly broke out with the Houston Astros in 2022, putting up a 161 ERA+ and saving 14 games for that year’s World Series winners. This was enough for the Astros to extend Montero for three seasons, but that deal has not panned out well. The right-hander struggled badly in 2023 and 2024 before he was dealt to the Braves in April 2025. However, the Tigers also decided to take on another flier reliever, acquiring him from Atlanta for Jim Jarvis.

Phil Maton

Phil Maton was a journeyman reliever the Mets acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in July of 2024. While Maton struggled with the Rays, he put up a 2.51 ERA, 2.57 FIP, and 0.84 WHIP in 28.2 innings down the stretch for the Mets. Despite Maton’s strong end to the season, the Mets turned down his team option for 2025. It took Maton until the middle of March to sign a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, but the late signing ended up paying off for the Red Birds. He continued his strong end to the 2024 season, posting a 2.35 ERA, 2.49 FIP, and 1.12 WHIP in his first 38.1 innings of the year. The Texas Rangers pursued Maton and acquired him for Mason Molina and Skyler Hales.

Adrian Houser

Adrian Houser’s time with the Mets was short-lived and not very good, to say the least. After acquiring him, alongside Tyrone Taylor, in the 2023-2024 offseason, Houser only pitched 69.1 innings for the Mets. He had a 5.84 ERA, 4.93 FIP, and 1.53 WHIP. He performed so poorly that he was demoted to the bullpen and then released on July 31st. The Chicago White Sox then gave Houser a chance this season, and it worked out in their favor. In 68.2 frames, Houser worked to a 2.10 ERA, 3.29 FIP, and 1.22 WHIP. That was good enough for the Tampa Bay Rays to acquire him for three players, including Curtis Mead, Duncan Davitt, and Ben Peoples.