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Ranking the Mets’ trade bait value ahead of a potential fire sale

Nypost · · 151 words · By Jon Heyman
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“The Mets did cut bait once in Steve Cohen’s tenure, dealing high-priced pitchers Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, among others, in 2023.”
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Multiple sources confirm the Mets traded Max Scherzer in 2023 (specifically to the Texas Rangers). While the provided evidence for Justin Verlander is less explicit about the trade itself, it confirms both were high-priced aces on the team during that period, and the web search results explicitly detail the Scherzer trade.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2015 New York Mets season was the 54th season in the franchises' history. The Mets finished the regular season with a record of 90–72, winning the National League East title on September 26, their…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Mets season was the franchise's 63rd season in Major League Baseball, their 16th at Citi Field, and their fourth under majority owner Steve Cohen. After a dismal 22–33 start to the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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“OF/1B prospect Ryan Clifford still might help after Drew Gilbert and Luisangel Acuña were jettisoned for rental Tyler Rogers and overpriced Luis Robert Jr.”
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The evidence directly contradicts the claim that Drew Gilbert and Luisangel Acuña were traded for Tyler Rogers and Luis Robert Jr. One source explicitly states 'The Mets aren’t trading for Luis Robert jr.' and another YouTube source from 8/8/23 identifies Acuña and Gilbert as 'new Mets acquisitions,' meaning they were acquired by the Mets, not traded away by them.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Mets season was the 64th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 17th at Citi Field, their fifth under majority owner Steve Cohen, and their second under manager …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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“Freddy Peralta and Clay Holmes aren’t Hall of Famers”
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Both Freddy Peralta and Clay Holmes are active players (as evidenced by current stats and trade rumors in the search results). Since the Baseball Hall of Fame only inducts players after a mandatory waiting period following retirement, it is a factual certainty that active players have not been inducted.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 20 competing nations, held from March 5 to March 17, 2026. It was the sixth iteration of the W…
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