7:54pm: The Mets and Brewers are now moving closer to an agreement, Martino reports (Twitter link).
7:47pm: Yahoo’s Jeff Passan reports (via Twitter) that if a trade is agreed upon, Juan Lagares is expected to be sent to the Brewers in the swap. Lagares’ name has been “prominent” in talks between the two sides, Passan adds.
7:20pm: ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick tweets that the Brewers have been asking the Mets for one of the team’s “top four” starters (referring to Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom and Steven Matz). He adds that it might be tough to finalize the deal without Milwaukee dropping its asking price.
Rosenthal tweets that one scenario which has been discussed would send Wheeler and Flores to Milwaukee.
6:52pm: The Mets are “pushing hard” for Gomez, tweets Yahoo’s Tim Brown.
6:43pm: Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Mets and Brewers have talked recently and not about Gerardo Parra (All Twitter links). The Mets do like Gomez, he says, but an insider tells him there’s nothing at the finish line yet. Sherman wonders if the Mets value the remaining one and a half years on Gomez’s deal to part with Zack Wheeler, whom Milwaukee likes quite a bit. Sherman also notes that the Brewers like Wilmer Flores, though he wouldn’t be the main piece in any deal.
Rosenthal tweets that the Mets are “working hard” to add a bat, but he was told earlier that the price to acquire him is steep.
6:36pm: The Mets and Brewers have indeed had recent talks regarding Gomez, according to FOX’s Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi (Twitter link), but no deal appears close at this time. The Mets are still looking at other hitters as well, per the FOX Sports duo.
6:31pm: The Mets have asked the Brewers about Carlos Gomez in recent talks with Milwaukee, reports Mike Puma of the New York Post (via Twitter). “The Mets want him,” says Puma.
6:10pm: The Mets are “very close to pulling off a big trade,” Marc Carig of Newsday reports on Twitter. There is momentum towards a deal for a “big bat,” Andy Martino of the New York Daily News tweets. Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com first connected New York to the chase for a “big bat” earlier today. Adam Rubin of ESPN.com tweeted that the team was working on a fan-pleasing trade.
It seems as if a significant acquisition could be in the works, though it’s entirely unclear who that might be. As we covered in an earlier post, New York has shown interest in the past in Justin Upton of the Padres and Jay Bruce of the Reds, both of whom would certainly qualify as sluggers, though Rubin tweets that Cincinnati seems to be focused on moving pitching. The team is specifically said not to be pursuing the new-to-the-market Yoenis Cespedes, and prior reports indicated the same with regard to Carlos Gonzalez.
Reyes
They are saying it is not Bruce, Cespedes, Parra or CarGo.
Didn’t mean to reply to you here, meant to make it a new commment, sorry about that.
That would be interesting, but sounds like it’s an outfielder. Either CarGo would be a really interesting addition.
Which CarGo? Could be either one literally
Sounds like it’s going to be Gomez, but Gonzalez would be great for them also.
Puig or CarGo is my guess.
Unless they’re moving one of their top pitchers (which I doubt they are), it’s not Puig. CarGo was my first reaction, so I agree with you there.
I was thinking the Rockies CarGo, but wouldn’t rule out the Brewers’ CarGo either.
Padres will make some moves. JUP?
Cespedes maybe
Cespedes for Montero and Dario Alvarez, I’m hoping.
Michael Morse!!
Cargo launched another one today. Man is he hot. I’m gonna go there, assuming the Rockies are covering some salary. Parra makes a little more sense but I wouldn’t call that “big”.
Please please please be anyone besides Cargo or Parra. I can live with most of the other bats mentioned.
Any trade the Mets make which they give up a top 10 prospect, should NOT be for a rental…with this pitching staff, everything should be for the next 3-5 years…..
CarGo.
Mets still won’t make the playoffs!
They’re only one game back of the division lead. A little too early to be ruling them out, don’t you think?
Good deadline so far. Guessing CarGo.
Morse… :P
Maybe not what NY needs, but interesting to note that Edwin Encarnaction was pulled from his start in Toronto today, with an apparent “finger injury.” Maybe just co-incidence.
I’m saying Jay Bruce, but I wouldn’t discount the possibility of Carlos Gomez. Gomez would be pricy, but fills a big hole.
Has to be Upton or Cargo!
It’ll end up being for Morse and not a huge bat like everyone’s predicting
Braun? Upton? Bruce? Somebody not on mentioned? Castro? Chris Davis? Swisher? Santana? Revere? Ryan Howard? LaRoche? Sandoval? Napoli? Ramirez? Puig? Ramirez SS?
I’m gonna guess Jay Bruce.
“likely for a hitter” yeah somehow the pitching rich Mets seem an unlikely landing spot for Hamels or Price. DUH. Also, wtf happened to the comment section? We were doing so well!
Tulowitzki for Syndergaard.
Gotta be Upton. Longshot would be Gomez.
Anyone else refreshing this page like a madman!
Judging by how slow MBLTR is loading for me the last 10 minutes I’m going to say yes, quite a few people.
Doing that on Twitter lol
Yep, and is it me or is the system back to the original way (not Disqus but what it was right when they changed it, like no thumbs up/thumbs down)?
I cant even deal with this new system. When I want to log in it shows me two boxes for username and two for password.
My guess is Gomez, which I guess qualifies as a “big trade”, but it’s not gonna be anything mind blowing like Braun or Puig or CarGo.
I think it’s Justin Upton. He was recently removed from the Mets-Padres game.
It’s cool that you’re just lying…
JUp is still in the game as of the bottom of the 2nd
Adam LaRoche!!! lol
Where would Duda play?
As a Pads fan I don’t expect to receive anything of value from the Mets. So a big NO to a trade with the Mets.
Why?
Sand Alderson, former Pads president. I doubt he has any ambitions of enriching the Pads.
I’m not sure if it was my comment the other day, but I am glad you are working on the comment/voting problems!
Correction: it’s Cespedes. Multiple sources confirming.
Who? I follow the major reports on twitter and none of them have said anything
Not confirmed anywhere.
The sources you follow are fake.
I meant the sources you follow are fake because Real reporters have not heard a thing. Until it’s reported, it could be anyone.
Just a thought if it is Puig, obviously probably not the case, but could it be a package around Wheeler, Nimmo and another good prospect, then the Dodgers use Nimmo+ to go for a Hamels or Price?
My guess. Upton heads over to the other dugout for Zach Wheeler. Padres then send Kimbrel and Ross or Cashner to Houston for Vincent V and a few bats.
Its old fan favorite Jose Reyes. The Rockies will probably get pitching for him.
What about Tulo? He would have to approve t, but Mets want him and Blue Jays want pitching.
How awesome would it be if it was JUp as he is playing vs the Mets right now
For the Mets… solve this equation with a reasonable deal:
Cespedes + Price = _____________
No reason for the Mets to get Price.
Upton got removed from the game (and the Padres are playing the Mets too). Wonder if it’s him
Disregard, he wasn’t removed.
Better not be a damn rental. At least one year of control
Upton got removed from the game. Guessing it’s him
HE WAS NOT REMOVED FROM GAME
OKAY
I’ll give you Puig and Alex Guerrero (and eat some money), for Conforto and Zack Wheeler
If Guerrero was willing to waive the clause that allows him to opt-out after the season if traded, maybe. But I don’t see that happening.
they said on MLB network this morning he was willing to work out a new deal with the team if he was traded
Met’s aren’t big spenders, so that implies either a cheap contract, or a short-term one they can swallow for the rest of the year and hope to make up with playoff money. Upton makes sense, because Padres are throwing payroll overboard, and might be happy to take anything worth more than an extra draft pick.
How awesome would it be if Upton gets traded to the Mets as hes playing vs them. xD
If its Upton, I bet you the Mets screwed this one up and gave up Nimmo
Brewers like Flores who’s in the starting lineup at SS so maybe also Segura or Gennett also goes back.
Upton’s still in the game!
And just hit a homerun!
UPTON WAS NOT REMOVED FROM GAME…..IM WATCHING IT, HE JUST CAUGHT A FLY BALL
I know the price will be high for Gomez, but how high we talking? Matz? No. Can’t be Syndergaard. Maybe Niese and Nimmo + someone else deeper in our system? Really hope we don’t shell the farm for someone like Gomez.
Wheeler/Flores plus some more. Hasn’t been rumored, but if the Brewers get Flores maybe Segura goes to the Mets.
The Metz can not be serious about Gomez this is not big bat this is Sandy being cheap and getting contract that not worth more than 7 mil
It is a sad era we live in when the ” big trade” is for a guy pushing 30 who has never drivien in 80 RBIs or hit 30 home runs
Sad we live in an era where players are rated by RBIs(LOL) and homeruns.
^^^^^^
Sorry but a great clubhouse presence isn’t getting the Mets to the WS. Rbis and HRs can though.
I bet you sniffed twice, patted yourself on your pocket protector and went on a D&D rampage after you wrote your little comment.Good for you!
If the Brewers want Wheeler and like Flores, I wonder if they could get Gomez and Segura in a bigger package. To really get the fanbase excited, I would ask Colorado about CarGo AND Reyes. Reyes’ salary almost makes him negative value everywhere except Flushing, where a reunion would sell tickets. Then again, it’s the post-Madoff Mets, so expect Morse or Parra.
Reyes and CarGo would be awful. CarGo can’t hit outside of Coors (career .750 OPS, 101 wRC) and can’t play CF anymore, and Reyes is, well, 32 year old Reyes on a huge contract. He hasn’t been much more valuable, if at all, than Tejeda and/or Flores this season. I’d be fine with Gomez, and I guess Segura, but Tejeda is fine at SS for the time being. Gomez+ for Wheeler and Flores would make me extremely happy. Even just Gomez alone might be enticing enough.
Here what a big bat look like Carlos Gomez 2015 stat 8HR 43RBI 266BA This is why sandy need to go he shopping dollar store again
Exactly! Terrible move by the Mets if it’s Gomez. Only OF bats worth targeting are Upton and Cespedes.
Dollar store, huh? Have you just started watching baseball? Gomez has been an elite bat the last two years, and one of the best defensive center fielders in the league. One season where he’s dealt with injuries and just getting healthy doesn’t make him a “bargain bat.” And your idea below of Cespedes makes less sense. Give up a top prospect, NOT get a draft pick back (rentals can’t receive qualifying offers so no draft pick compensation) and not have him next year? Nah.
Puig contract….2015 (4.5M)….2016 (5.5M)….2017 (6.5M)…..2018 (7.5M)
may opt into arbitration after 3 years of service time
Puig for Wheeler
Puig for Wheeler? Sign me up. Agree to the deal before Zaidi realizes he made a giant mistake.
Carlos Gomez is a nice bat. You want even bigger? Be prepared to be salty about giving up Syndergaard or Matz for a big bat. Gomez is as good as we can get while keeping the young 5 together. Anyone better means Niese and Gee are back in the rotation next year.
Gomez is not a nice bat. Sorry. Maybe if this were 2013.
Yeah….. an injury-riddled half season negates over two years of above average production. You’re so right.
Any deal for Gomez, considering they already said they would need a lot to trade him (due 8 mill next year) would have to include Wheeler I would think
i rather bet Yoenis Cespedes and rent him out with stat 17HR 58RBI 289BA and make push for the playoff and knowing that i’m not going to sign him get the extra draft pick and keep building my farm systems
You won’t get a draft pick…you can’t on rentals.
Wheeler gets you Parra, one of the 4 gets you Gomez. It’s not complicated, it’s the Mets being cheap
Hahahahaha right.
Years of cost controlled Wheeler >>> half season of a fluky Parra
Years of cost controlled aces in Harvey, deGrom, Thor, and potentially Matz >>>>>> season and a half of Gomez
Wheeler has major arm issues. Mets have no offense and no balls. I enjoy watching Carlos play, and I’ll continue to enjoy watching him play. You can enjoy watching the Nats play in October.
Didn’t know you were the Brewer’s GM!
8 WAR players don’t grow on trees
Gomez doesnt compare to any of the 4 sps the mets have, its not that complicated.
ONE OF THE TOP 4? No way. Please no. Only if we get someone controlled like Tulo. Otherwise, 4 years plus for any of our top 4 for Gomez is a joke. Gomez won’t even sign after 2016
I looks to be shaping up as a Gomez for Wheeler, Flores, and Lagares + deal. If the Mets could add in a mid range prospect or 2 they could probably net Segura as well
Mets have enough trash SS.
It look like we be trading Juan Lagares and Wheeler for Carlos Gomez that seem to much
Its done. Flores and Wheeler for Gomez
If it’s Wheeler, Lagares and Flores for Gomez, yea, that’s a bit much.
Deal not done yet Flores still in the game tonight so it might be Juan and Wheeler
Joel Sherman says it’s done pending physicals. Flores and Wheeler.