Sellers and buyers. Mets have an abundance of pitching. Need bats desperately. So....
Sox send Mets:
SP Buchholz
OF Ramirez
3b Sandoval
Prospect like Brentz
Mets send Sox:
SP Harvey
3b Wright
The Mets take on a bunch of payroll, but improve offensively a TON. They unload the injured Wright and his bad contract that pays him into his age 37 season. They have to give up the top prize in the deal, Harvey, and obviously they don't ever want to trade him. But they get back Buchholz, who is on a terrific contract and is pitching very well this season, comparable to Harvey.
Harvey: 3.33 FIP, 122 era+
Buchholz: 2.66 FIP, 114 era+
Improves the Mets considerably for this year, without really weakening their starting staff, leaving them with still more pitching to deal away for more help. For the Sox, obviously the prize is Harvey, and the hope is that Wright can return healthy and produce more at his pre-2014 numbers. That lets the kids play in the OF. Obviously for this year, the Sox lose a lot of offense, but the hope is future-bound.
Just one of many crazy thoughts that will likely be talked about on SOSH over the next month.
Sox send Mets:
SP Buchholz
OF Ramirez
3b Sandoval
Prospect like Brentz
Mets send Sox:
SP Harvey
3b Wright
The Mets take on a bunch of payroll, but improve offensively a TON. They unload the injured Wright and his bad contract that pays him into his age 37 season. They have to give up the top prize in the deal, Harvey, and obviously they don't ever want to trade him. But they get back Buchholz, who is on a terrific contract and is pitching very well this season, comparable to Harvey.
Harvey: 3.33 FIP, 122 era+
Buchholz: 2.66 FIP, 114 era+
Improves the Mets considerably for this year, without really weakening their starting staff, leaving them with still more pitching to deal away for more help. For the Sox, obviously the prize is Harvey, and the hope is that Wright can return healthy and produce more at his pre-2014 numbers. That lets the kids play in the OF. Obviously for this year, the Sox lose a lot of offense, but the hope is future-bound.
Just one of many crazy thoughts that will likely be talked about on SOSH over the next month.