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

2) The realistic Mets trade deadline addition: Tanner Scott

A little more realistic of a trade option for the Mets comes from within their own division. Miami Marlins closer Tanner Scott is having a dastardly season where he’s throwing some of the filthiest stuff and getting the results. Unlike some other pitchers who might have good swing and miss stuff, poor contact rates, and whatnot, Scott is winning in both departments.

Scott is 6-5 with a 1.21 ERA in 44.2 innings. An average exit velocity of only 80mph against him is one indication of how nasty he has been. 

A trade with the Marlins for a stud reliever isn’t so outlandish. Almost one year ago today, the Mets sent the Marlins David Robertson for a pair of low-level prospects. Thanks to inflation, a much more elite year from Scott, and the fact that he throws left-handed, it should cost more for the Mets to add him than it did for the Marlins to nab Robertson for two months.

Scott is one of the best chips the Marlins have to play and he absolutely will get dealt somewhere. The question is whether or not the Mets are going to make him a priority. Anyone they may trade would have the potential to turn this dream trade deadline addition into a future nightmare. Scott should be worth it. If the Mets are serious, they’ll add that missing left-handed monster in the bullpen they’ve been without most of the year.