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MLB Trade: New York Mets acquire Yoenis Cespedes

By Josh Hill

Jul 10, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Detroit Tigers left fielder Yoenis Cespedes (52) celebrates his 3 run home run with right fielder J.D. Martinez (28) that was against the Minnesota Twins in the 4th inning at Target Field. J.D. Martinez (28) hit a home run in his at bat two batters later. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 10, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Detroit Tigers left fielder Yoenis Cespedes (52) celebrates his 3 run home run with right fielder J.D. Martinez (28) that was against the Minnesota Twins in the 4th inning at Target Field. J.D. Martinez (28) hit a home run in his at bat two batters later. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Detroit Tigers needed to move Yoenis Cespedes and they found a trade partner in the New York Mets.

When the Detroit Tigers sold high on David Price, shipping him off to the Toronto Blue Jays, it was clear they were going to be sellers at the deadline. The next big name they needed to move was outfielder Yoenis Cespedes — and finding a trade partner was harder than it looked like it might be.

Before the trade deadline passed on Friday afternoon, the Tigers indeed found a trade partner for Cespedes, moving him to the New York Mets in the 11th hour.

This isn’t the first time the Tigers have made an 11th hour trade at the deadline in a year. Detroit made a move for then-Tampa Bay ace David Price at the deadline last summer and used him to pitch their way to some success. It wasn’t a season that ended in the World Series though, and that was cause for concern when injuries started to pile up for the Tigers this summer.

Speaking of trade deadline dejavu, this isn’t the first time the Cespedes has been traded in a year. In fact, he’s been moved a couple of times which is a little surprising given he’s an All-Star outfielder and a bonafide slugger. The Oakland A’s traded him to the Red Sox last summer at the deadline for Jon Lester. Boston then moved Cespedes in the winter to the Detroit Tigers, who have now moved him to the New York Mets.

The reason for trading Cespedes revolves around the fact that the Tigers would not get a draft pick compensation for losing Cespedes in free agency this winter — something that was more than likely going to happen. Detroit has covered themselves in trading the outfielder to the Mets, and New York has the slugger they think they need to compete in the National League and return to the postseason in a serious way.

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