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.

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.