Mets delivered a deathblow to these 3 teams who could have used Brandon Nimmo

2) NY Mets ruined an Aaron Judge backup plan for the SF Giants

When Aaron Judge went back to the New York Yankees, the San Francisco Giants must have felt the urgency to make a move. Mitch Haniger ain’t gettin’ it done. Nimmo plus two more additions to the lineup might start to look pretty good. It won’t be happening because the Mets swooped in.

The Giants have an almost laughable starting lineup right now. J.D. Davis is expected to hit in the middle of it. Our dear friend Wilmer Flores will have a vital role, too. Their lineup construction is unbelievably weak. They somehow made something similar work in 2021 when they won the division. However, any holdovers from that season have gotten older and regressed further. Brandon Crawford looks cooked.

San Francisco has players they can look at to make up for the loss of Judge. Nimmo was the second-best outfielder in free agency. It might be time to consider making a trade.

For those teams out on the West Coast, one has to wonder if there is some sort of mass exodus because of the California tax. Trea Turner turned down a bigger offer from the San Diego Padres to join the Philadelphia Phillies. They were also snubbed by Judge. Meanwhile, even the Los Angeles Dodgers have remained relatively quiet. The Padres did end up with Xander Bogaerts, but on a deal that far exceeded anything the Boston Red Sox were willing to pony up.

The real messaging to get across here: the Mets 1, Giants 0.

3) NY Mets destroyed the “hometown discount” the Rockies were hoping for

The Colorado Rockies were one of the early teams rumored to have an interest in signing Nimmo. Them? The one team that didn’t make a single move at the MLB trade deadline this past summer? The directionless Rockies who trade Nolan Arenado then go out and pay Kris Bryant a ridiculous amount more not long after?

It’s those Rockies we’re talking about.

Colorado would have been a place where we’d expect Nimmo to absolutely destroy his career averages. Coors Field would have made him an immediate All-Star. On what could have been a semi-hometown discount for the Wyoming native, there was some early fear that the Rockies could overpay for Nimmo and he’d expect just to be closer to home.

Money prevailed. The Mets weren’t willing to get outbid and lose another homegrown player to a sub-.500 baseball team from last season. Jacob deGrom going to the Texas Rangers, a team that does seem to have a purpose, isn’t quite as illogical as the second best free agent outfielder signing with the Rockies.

Colorado will now look at some lesser options for the position, including their current top candidate Yonathan Diaz. He has hit well over the past two years in a limited role. The .304 batting average at home and .260 on the road suggests partly why that is.

The Rockies will now need a new plan if they hope to spend.