There's a new player we'd least like to see the NY Mets trade to the Yankees

The New York Yankees taking New York Mets players by any means and having any amount of success never feels just. How did they get this version of Paul Blackburn?

The Mets are plenty guilty of taking Yankees, almost to suspicious levels. Their roster is stacked with them with several even fitting in as trade candidates for our foes in The Bronx. Luke Weaver, Luis Torrens, and even Clay Holmes to some extent make sense. If not for the contract situation, Bo Bichette is a guy who might just be an ideal match for what they need.

No Mets fan would want to see a player of ours go to the Yankees and win a championship. We’d especially hate it if it was someone as popular as Weaver, Torrens, or Holmes. Recently, a new match for the Yankees whose popularity is growing might be even more grueling to see wear the pinstripes in October.

Tyrone Taylor saving the day for the Yankees is something no Mets fan wants to see

Nobody is hitting their way up the list of top MLB trade candidates more than Tyrone Taylor. Ignored on multiple lists of the top trade chips of the summer, he has ripped 6 home runs while hitting .378/.452/.973 in July. It’s coming with sparse playing time. Nine other Mets players have more at-bats this month.

A hot streak like this from Taylor can always increase the yield on depth guy, the reality of who he actually is. Taylor’s trade value has suddenly gone from random minor league flier to an organization’s top 30 prospect, probably someone ranking in the upper teens or 20s.

No Aaron Judge and no Cody Bellinger has made the Yankees a logical landing spot for Taylor. An inexpensive rental for the payroll, he has proven that he can play well even in a part-time role which would be the way the Yankees or anyone else would love to deploy him.

Right now, as he’s swinging a hot bat, Taylor can win you games in August that’ll count just the same in late September. The bat will cool off eventually, but of late, he is more than the gifted defender with speed we came to know him as.

Taylor has handled a more regular outfield job in the past. In 2024, he won the center field job over Harrison Bader late in the season. He has never hit for average, rarely draws walks, and the power he has put on display in July was a component missing from much of his Mets tenure. With the Milwaukee Brewers, Taylor had a .451 slugging percentage versus .387 with the Mets. He is capable of ripping home runs and doubles, too.

Somehow, just about any other Mets player traded to the Yankees (within reason) wouldn’t hurt as badly as it would be to witness Taylor go on a tear and maybe help them win a few postseason games. Those beloved depth guys have the capability to become folkheroes forever. Maybe worst of all is the Yankees could definitely use him on the depth chart for next season, too. Trent Grisham’s one-year deal after accepting the qualifying offer opens up one obvious spot. 

Something tells me any bit of glory with the Yankees and Taylor is getting an offer from them to stay. They made very little turnover from the 2025 roster to 2026. Keeping things intact seems to have worked out well enough versus creating a whole new dynamic like the Mets tried.

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