NY Mets Monday Morning GM: 3 offseason trades we’re still waiting to see the benefit of

The New York Mets had an incredibly active offseason with some trades already fully defined at least in terms of what the Amazins received. There’s nothing more to gain from the Luis Robert Jr. deal. The first half of the Freddy Peralta deal is practically over with Tobias Myers kind of just clinging around to prove he has something left to give.

Meanwhile, three other offseason trades haven’t rewarded the Mets anything at the major league level quite yet. Three very different circumstances surrounding each, it may take a while to appreciate the purpose of each move.

Three Mets trades from last offseason we’re still waiting to see help the team

1) Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien

The first and maybe most controversial trade of the offseason was flipping Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien. It’s not complicated to understand the purpose of the deal. The Mets wanted to accomplish two goals with this trade. One was to free up a corner outfield spot. The other was to eliminate the final two years of Nimmo’s salary. At the time of the deal, Nimmo had 5 years remaining. Semien was at 3.

Nimmo hasn’t been superb in 2026, but he has been far more efficient than Semien. Understanding this was likely the outcome, we won’t comprehend the impact of this trade until we see how the Mets are able to spend more freely after the 2028 season. Something tells me the storyline will be one extreme or the other. Either the Mets sign a new fan-favorite with the savings, an absolute bust, or use it as a way to lower the payroll.

2) Jeff McNeil for Yordan Rodriguez

There was no arguing with fans about the need to trade Jeff McNeil. He had been declining and with the Athletics willing to eat $10 million of his $15.75 million salary, how could the Mets not jump on it? This was a more immediate way of lowering payroll. McNeil has been his lighter version in 2026 and with several other offseason choices, he wouldn’t have had much of a role on the Mets.

The player the Mets got back for him, pitcher Yordan Rodriguez, has been out for all of 2026 with an injury. That doesn’t change much about how we should feel regarding this trade. Rodriguez is only 18 and an injury for a young pitcher is something to expect. Hopefully, this turns into at least something to hang our hats on.

3) Franklin Gomez for international bonus slot money

The most silent trade of all from the offseason where the Mets subtracted might’ve been the decision to send prospect Franklin Gomez to the Cleveland Guardians for international bonus slot money. The right-handed pitcher is “just another arm” or is he? With a 3.10 ERA in 10 starts in High-A, he managed to climb up to Double-A before the season was over.

In four starts there, Gomez posted a 3.78 ERA. Now 21-years-old, he’s more on schedule although Rule 5 Draft eligibility beginning this December does speed up the need for him to accelerate a little more quickly. He wouldn’t be someone a team should grab this offseason so that’s a worry for another day in Cleveland. As for the Mets, they already used that international bonus slot money with the largest totals going to Wandy Asingen and Cleiner Ramirez. The $1.5 million the Mets gained covered all of the $1.37 million they paid Ramirez. A promising .819 OPS in the DOSL should have us at least confident this wasn’t a total waste of time.

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