Mets trades to replace Kodai Senga: 1 emergency transplant, 1 tourniquet, 1 Band-Aid

Tourniquet: Trade for Erick Fedde

Erick Fedde is one of the more interesting trade candidates out there and a guy the Mets were linked to in the offseason. Viewed as the runners-up, he signed with the Chicago White Sox for two years and $15 million. Rouged up in possibly his last outing for them on Saturday night with 3 earned runs in 4 innings versus the Seattle Mariners, Fedde still has some solid numbers this year.

Through 21 starts he’s 7-4 with a 3.11 ERA. A walk rate of 2.5 per 9 to go with 8 strikeouts per 9 is close to what you’d want from a starting pitcher.

Fedde would be a tourniquet for the Mets to stop the bleeding in Senga’s absence. Sticking around through next year as well, the only fear would be a regression back to his personal mean. Fedde pitched to a 5.41 ERA in 454.1 innings with the Washington Nationals prior to moving to Korea for a year where he won the league’s MVP. It’s not unfathomable for an older dog to learn a new trick. For the sake of the 2024 season alone, he is worth any unwarranted fears of a sudden regression.

Many have speculated in the past that Fedde would be a Mets trade deadline target because of their need in next year’s rotation. Add him in and he has potential to be the ace of the staff.