3 Mets trades we’re happiest the team avoided at the deadline

The Mets avoided a blowmind trade package for a good reliever.

The Mets were focused on getting quality relievers at this trade deadline to improve the weakest and most inconsistent area of ​​the team. The organization had to consider various options on the market, including Tanner Scott, Carlos Estevez, and Jason Adam.

Adam, among the three mentioned above, has the best track record. The 32-year-old veteran is in his third season producing an ERA below 3.00, with a good ability to generate swing and miss and limit strong contact.

The return for Adam was supposed to be good due to the control that the Tampa Bay Rays had, who would not be a free agent until after the 2026 season, but a seller's market like the one experienced at this trade deadline caused a substantial increase in value. The Rays managed to obtain Dylan Lesko, a first-round pick, a top 70 baseball prospect plus two highly regarded players in the San Diego Padres farm system, being the number 8 and 12 prospects of said organization.

In a hypothetical scenario that would be the equivalent of a return of Ryan Clifford, Nolan McLean, and Nick Morabito by the Mets, something practically unthinkable despite the results shown by Adam. It is necessary to take into account that the reliever position is the most volatile position in baseball where you can have the best closer on the market in one season and see how it enters into inconsistencies in the following season such as the recent cases of Evan Phillips, Edwin Diaz or Camilo Doval.