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MLB Trade Rumors: 5 Mets players that will be in most demand

By Joshua Sadlock

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 08: Pitcher Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets looks in for a sign during an interleague MLB baseball game against the New York Yankees on June 8, 2018 at Citi Field in the Queens borough of New York City. Yankees won 4-1. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 08: Pitcher Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets looks in for a sign during an interleague MLB baseball game against the New York Yankees on June 8, 2018 at Citi Field in the Queens borough of New York City. Yankees won 4-1. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – MAY 20: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Noah Syndergaard #34 of the New York Mets in action against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field on May 20, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Mets defeated the Diamondbacks 4-1. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 20: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Noah Syndergaard #34 of the New York Mets in action against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field on May 20, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Mets defeated the Diamondbacks 4-1. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

2. Noah Syndergaard

Of the five players mentioned on this list, 25-year-old right-hander Noah Syndergaard is the best and most valuable trade chip the Mets have at their disposal. Syndergaard is one of the ten-best pitchers in baseball and has over three years of team control remaining. When healthy, there are few hurlers in the game that can match him pitch-for-pitch.

That Syndergaard is so good and so young is a bit of a double-edged sword for the Mets. While every contender would love to have him on their roster for a World Series push, the cost to acuire him is so prohibitive that few teams will actually be willing to meet the Mets steep demands.

When the Boston Red Sox trade for ace left-hander Chris Sale before the 2017 season, they were acquiring him for three full seasons. In return, the Chicago White So brought back two of the best prospects in baseball in Yoan Moncada and Michael Kopech. Syndergaard is under control for three more years beyond the 2018 season, so his price could conceivably go even higher because he can contribute for four pennant races.

The Mets should shop Syndergaard, but will not feel compelled to move him for anything less than an astronomical return. If the rest of the trades made this summer pan out, it is not out of the question that the team could field a winning club again before Syndergaard hits free agency.

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