3 Mets trades we would like to happen but definitely won’t occur this offseason

MLB trades are far tougher to predict than free agent landing spots. New York Mets rumors involving a trade seem to come out of left field. The same is true for other teams. You can connect dots. Getting into the heads of general managers and what they want and are willing to give up is difficult.

For the Mets, the best trade candidates for them would be additions to the pitching staff. The most exciting ones bring them starting pitching help. The team is in need of at least two top arms. Free agency offers them many options. The trade market can give them some great ones, too.

It’s these three trade candidates we’d love to see Billy Eppler go after aggressively, but we won’t be holding our breath. It’s not going to happen, sadly. An honorable mention goes out to Shohei Ohtani who clearly is staying put for at least another half season.

1) The NY Mets should trade for Shane Bieber and extend him immediately

Another pitcher staying put is Shane Bieber. The ace of the Cleveland Guardians, the team has already made it known that offers for him are going to be laughed at. He’s not going anywhere despite being a little pricier than many other members of their roster.

Bieber has been one of the elite aces in the American League for several years now. He turns 28 at the end of next May and is well-positioned to win a second Cy Young before his cleats hang up for the final time.

Bieber is a realistic trade candidate for the Mets in another year or two. The Guardians surprised themselves by winning the division. They seem geared up to make another attempt at it in 2023.

The price tag on Bieber hasn’t gotten too outrageous through the arbitration process just yet. Guardians ownership will give the fans a realistic shot at competing next season with him in tow.

Mets fans will have to wait on this trade candidate.

3) The NY Mets should take the risk on Tyler Glasnow

There is at least one more pitcher still in his 20s and on a team that cares a lot about saving money we’d like to see. Tyler Glasnow, the talented righty on the Tampa Bay Rays, is someone Mets fans have noticed. We’re all lurking on his Baseball-Reference page wondering if it’s possible to snatch him away.

Glasnow is a very interesting trade candidate. He has missed a ton of time. Somehow, despite being with the Rays since mid-2018, Glasnow has managed to make only 50 starts for them. It may also come as a surprise to those of us who haven’t followed him closely to realize he only made 17 of them with the Pittsburgh Pirates prior to the trade.

There is a ton of talent in Glasnow which has yet to be fully reached. Injuries have plagued him.

His contract doesn’t make him a trade candidate quite yet. Set to make $5.35 million in 2023, it’s his next year’s deal which puts him in line to get moved. Glasnow will take home $25 million in 2024 through the extension he signed with Tampa Bay. It’s the kind of risky dollar amount few teams would take on. It’s an amount the Rays might even need to eat a portion of.

Glasnow isn’t going to come to the Mets this winter. Look for him to be a midseason or next winter trade candidate. Right now, there’s too much risk. There are better options out there as much as we’d love to see him call Flushing home.