Dream Mets trade deadline: 1 blockbuster, 1 realistic stud, 1 reunion

What would the dream New York Mets trade deadline look like? We can’t always dream them up perfectly. Who would’ve guessed the 2015 moves they made would work out so amazingly well? Yoenis Cespedes was the beefy addition. Fellow newcomers like Tyler Clippard and Addison Reed were impactful in their own way.

If we were to dream about the best scenarios for the Mets, it would include some massive improvements to the bullpen and maybe an outfield bat. From this dream, we have one blockbuster deal, one far more realistic, and a reunion candidate to solidify the roster whilst in a cozy slumber.

1) The blockbuster Mets trade deadline addition: Garrett Crochet

There isn’t a better player for the Mets to add to the roster than Garrett Crochet. Young and on the rise, they can add him to the bullpen now and use him as a starter next season. It’s the exact kind of strategic move we’d expect from someone with the pedigree as David Stearns to make.

It would take a blockbuster haul to get Crochet and include at minimum one of the team’s prospects deemed worthy of the top 100. The Chicago White Sox don’t have to trade Crochet right now so the Mets will have to make a tempting enough offer and outbid the rest of the contenders to pry him away.

The 25-year-old lefty has averaged an insane 12.7 strikeouts per 9 innings this year while walking batters at a rate of just 2 per 9. The White Sox have already begun winding him down in starts. The Mets, even with Christian Scott out, would probably toss him into the bullpen immediately and hope he can be a two-inning weapon leading up to or instead of Edwin Diaz.

Crochet doesn’t reach free agency until after the 2026 season. For him to pitch this ridiculously well after Tommy John surgery is a good sign that all is well and the best has yet to come. Odds of him getting traded are thinning as he has already stated he won’t pitch in October without an extension. Well, Steve Cohen’s wallet could make sure he does.