3 realistic Mets trade options who move up the wish list with the Christian Scott injury news

The Christian Scott injury news should have a starting pitcher move up the Mets' wish list. These three are realistic options.

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1) Erick Fedde

Erick Fedde is a rare one. Having a superb season with an extra year of control and at a reasonable rate of $7.5 million next year, he’s someone the Mets were linked to in the offseason and continues to be an option at this year’s trade deadline. His exact cost is a little complicated because both to the benefit of the Chicago White Sox and teams like the Mets looking for options beyond this year.

While much of the attention on the White Sox has fallen on breakout star Garrett Crochet, Fedde shouldn’t get overlooked. Now 7-3 with a 2.98 ERA in 20 starts, the Mets would be buying a guy who’d actually be a candidate to move closer to the front of the rotation than the back.

The benefits of trading for a starting pitcher were present even before the Mets lost Scott. In particular, adding someone on an attractive contract for next year would give them the head start not many teams have. This is a team that’ll need to rebuild a large portion of their rotation in 2025. Considering they may now not have Scott available and many of their other young arms haven’t done well in Syracuse, making an offer to the White Sox for Fedde has become more important.

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