There have been rumors before that the New York Yankees were interested in Mets aces Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard, but none so compelling as the full-blown rumor fans woke up to this morning. Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reports on Twitter that:
#Mets have discussed trade in which they would land J.T. Realmuto in three-team deal with #Yankees and #Marlins, sources tell The Athletic. Not known if Syndergaard involved. NYM would not part with Syndergaard (three years control) if getting only Realmuto (two years) in return.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 11, 2018
From Rosenthal’s hint that the Mets would part with Syndergaard for the right combination of players in return came the rumors that the Yankees would have to send Miguel Andujar to the Mets and Estevan Florial to the Miami Marlins in order to acquire Syndergaard.
Syndergaard , 26, is due to earn nearly $3M in 2019 and is eligible for free agency in 2022.
More importantly, Rosenthal tweets that the Mets, traditionally not open to trading with the Yankees, may have a new mindset under new General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen. Rosenthal says:
The larger point with the #Mets: Under Van Wagenen, they are highly aggressive, open to ideas they might not have considered in the past. Trading with the Yankees is one.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 11, 2018
Watch out for this blockbuster three-team-deal to quickly happen or disappear in a puff of smoke as so many rumors do.
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