A prediction for every player the NY Mets traded at the deadline

The MLB trade deadline has passed and we now know a little more of what to expect for the remainder of 2026. The season was long done for the New York Mets well before August 3. The farm system has been replenished with a lot of unknowns. Meanwhile, some Mets who came to New York motivated to end a 40-year championship drought are with new teams.

We’ll follow the new prospects added closely in the next two months with a smaller focus on what happened to the ex-Mets traded away. They’ll play meaningful games for the first time in months.

What’ll happen with each of them? Let’s make a prediction for the outcome of each of these trades.

A prediction for every player the Mets traded away at the deadline

A.J. Minter, Minnesota Twins

A.J. Minter is the exact same version with the Minnesota Twins as he was with the Mets. His ERA looks good but the home run numbers are a tad too high. A late September home run he allows will be what the Twins fans remember him for most.

Freddy Peralta, Tampa Bay Rays

Five-inning Freddy Peralta shows up with the Tampa Bay Rays and he’s electric. This ends up as one of the best trades of the deadline for Tampa Bay. Meanwhile, we keep our fingers crossed that the Mets actually got something good in return. Our fingers go numb before they do.

Huascar Brazoban, Chicago White Sox

Huascar Brazoban helps the Chicago White Sox do the unthinkable and win the AL Central. All the while, he provides them with his utility-like knack for pitching one inning at a time or even closing out a few games. On a random doubleheader, he gets a start! He puts together an incredible 2027 season in an abbreviated MLB season before his age catches up to him in 2028. We end up partially thankful the Mets got out when they did because by 2028 one of the prospects they got back is a regular in the bullpen.

Brooks Raley, Philadelphia Phillies

Mets fans end up despising this trade more than anything else. By the time 2027 is over with, the prospects the Mets acquired for Brooks Raley are an afterthought and they convince him to re-sign in the offseason. Fortunately, fathertime catches up with him and we’re not so upset about it.

Ben Rortvedt, Los Angeles Dodgers

The quietest Mets trade deadline deal of all, Ben Rortvedt hits the biggest walk-off single for the rest of 2026…for the Oklahoma City Comets.

Luke Weaver, Pittsburgh Pirates

Luke Weaver is just all right with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the remainder of 2026 and they don’t even make the playoffs. Next year, he ends up traded somewhere else after the Pirates get off to a slow start. The Mets try to replace him in the offseason via trade and aren't successful.

Clay Holmes, Chicago Cubs

Clay Holmes is effective for a Chicago Cubs team that charges its way to the NLCS. He has a tough luck start against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the postseason and ends up re-signing with the Cubs in the offseason because they don’t have any more prospects to trade away for pitching. Before he does sign, there is a report that the Mets never made a formal offer to him.

Tyrone Taylor, Chicago Cubs

We find ourselves rooting for Tyrone Taylor regularly in a Cubs uniform. Aside from one big regular season hit, he puts together a Curtis Granderson with the Dodgers finish and ends up becoming a questionable option for the team’s postseason roster.

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