1 Mets trade deadline deal Brodie Van Wagenen, Zack Scott, and Billy Eppler would've made

A fun and terrifying look at three trades past Mets GMs might've done at this year's deadline based on their track record with deals.

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Zack Scott trades Brandon Sproat for Tanner Banks and Tommy Pham

When we think of Zack Scott trades, the one that immediately comes to mind was the 2021 deadline deal with the Chicago Cubs. Rising yet injured outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong was sent to Chicago for Javier Baez and Trevor Williams. In this mock-u-trade, he sends Brandon Sproat to the other Chicago team for Tanner Banks and Tommy Pham.

But hey, they have some team control. Tanner Banks would, in reality, go to the Philadelphia Phillies. Tommy Pham was paired with Erick Fedde and is now with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets give up one really good prospect for a so-so reliever and a veteran hitter.

In reality, Pham was probably never a consideration for the Mets because of his comments late last season after he joined the Arizona Diamondbacks. He called the position players the “least hard-working” he has been around. Banks made some sense for the Mets, but with more than enough lefties already on the roster, they didn’t really require the addition of any more.

This fictionalized version of the Mets fails to make the postseason and Sproat is a top 15 prospect within a year. Pham brings back giving the fans a thumbs down and openly talks about it in a postgame press conference. Banks is decent and is eventually traded away by whomever replaces Scott because that’s what Mets General Managers do.

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