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Andy GOAT

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As depth I guess Niese would be fine. I would hope they don't intent to give away anything of value for him, though.

 

Your looking at giving up Baez and Almora for Niese unless its a salary dump

The Mets would love to toss Niese out the door to make room for all their young studs, no one is paying that kind of price for him. And if someone does it won't be the Cubs.

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As depth I guess Niese would be fine. I would hope they don't intent to give away anything of value for him, though.

 

Your looking at giving up Baez and Almora for Niese unless its a salary dump

The Mets would love to toss Niese out the door to make room for all their young studs, no one is paying that kind of price for him. And if someone does it won't be the Cubs.

 

i hope so., hopefully they can trade some mid level prospects for him.. but i dont know mets need a big league bat.

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As depth I guess Niese would be fine. I would hope they don't intent to give away anything of value for him, though.

 

Your looking at giving up Baez and Almora for Niese unless its a salary dump

The Mets would love to toss Niese out the door to make room for all their young studs, no one is paying that kind of price for him. And if someone does it won't be the Cubs.

 

i hope so., hopefully they can trade some mid level prospects for him.. but i dont know mets need a big league bat.

 

So what? Just because they'd prefer an impact bat doesn't mean they're going to turn around and demand top prospects for Niese. They have almost zero leverage along those lines.

Andy GOAT

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Heyman tweeted today that the Cubs are basically out on Niese and the market for him is "less than robust".
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Heyman tweeted today that the Cubs are basically out on Niese and the market for him is "less than robust".

he did

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no general interest, only appeals to a few select individuals, guess it's a niese market

seanimal South Bend Cubs

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Heyman tweeted today that the Cubs are basically out on Niese and the market for him is "less than robust".

he did

[tweet]

[/tweet]

 

no general interest, only appeals to a few select individuals, guess it's a niese market

 

normally i wouldn't laugh but i let my syndergaard down

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Heyman tweeted today that the Cubs are basically out on Niese and the market for him is "less than robust".

he did

[tweet]

[/tweet]

 

no general interest, only appeals to a few select individuals, guess it's a niese market

 

normally i wouldn't laugh but i let my syndergaard down

 

Duda, that was hilarious!

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Sandy Aldridge is looking for a MLB top 10 prospect for Niese lol and people think we can get Thor? bwahahaha no way

 

http://www.picgifs.com/reaction-gifs/reaction-gifs/wut-confused/picgifs-wut-confused-9590169.gif

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I like Daniel Murphy as a plausible pickup from the Mets. Would absolutely love to pry d'Arnaud away, he's excellent whenever actually playing baseball. Montero would be a decent arm to add. A Cubs/Mets deal doesn't have to be a blockbuster or a bad contract, I don't think - Murphy and Montero would work this season.

 

the mets are over .500 and desperately need offense. why would they trade murphy?

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I like Daniel Murphy as a plausible pickup from the Mets. Would absolutely love to pry d'Arnaud away, he's excellent whenever actually playing baseball. Montero would be a decent arm to add. A Cubs/Mets deal doesn't have to be a blockbuster or a bad contract, I don't think - Murphy and Montero would work this season.

 

the mets are over .500 and desperately need offense. why would they trade murphy?

 

It's a fair question and I wouldn't expect any selling trades from the Mets right now, but 19 of their next 22 are against the Top 6 teams in the NL so I wouldn't be surprised at all to see them be trading away guys by the end of July. Also their ownership is what some people imagined/feared Poor Tom Ricketts to be, so the proration ofMurphy's 8 million salary isn't nothing to them either.

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After saying that Baez for Niese was highly unlikely unless it involved a bigger deal, this guy from SBNation suggested:

Another more realistic option for the Mets on the Cubs' roster could be third baseman Mike Olt. Olt, who was once a top prospect in the Rangers organization, has been a huge disappointment since the Cubs acquired him in the Matt Garza trade. The 27-year-old has batted just .158/.245/.333 in 111 major league games, and his future as a starter with the club is in serious doubt now that Kris Bryant occupies third base.

 

Despite his discouraging batting line, Olt has shown some pop in the majors, hitting 12 home runs in 89 games last season. The Mets have a void at third base with David Wright's injury, so acquiring Olt for Niese represents a much more realistic trade option for the Mets. Attempting to catch lightning in a bottle with a player like Olt could eventually pay dividends.

 

Now there's a deal I would go for.

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Read a report that Mets wanted Baez, and cubs countered with Olt lol

 

Geez, I wonder where you got that one from.

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Read a report that Mets wanted Baez, and cubs countered with Olt lol

 

Geez, I wonder where you got that one from.

 

from sbanation

Trading with the Cubs

 

If the Mets were to trade Niese to the Cubs, it would make sense to ask for a young shortstop in return. The Cubs have a trio of shortstop prospects and the Mets have a stockpile of young arms, so naturally the two teams have long been mentioned as possible trade partners.

 

Chicago currently has Starlin Castro and Addison Russell in the major leagues and top prospect Javier Baez in Triple-A, where he is rehabbing from a fractured finger. Due to his recent struggles, it would appear that Baez would be the most likely trade candidate of this trio. He was named the fifth-best prospect in all of baseball by Baseball America before last season, but his stock has dropped somewhat over the past year. Baez batted just .169/.227/.354 in 52 games for the Cubs last season and failed to make the big league squad out of spring training.

 

Even though his stock may have fallen, a straight trade of Baez for Niese appears to be highly unlikely. Fox's Ken Rosenthal reported that the only way the Cubs would trade Baez for Niese would be if it was part of a larger deal. So if the Mets want Baez, they would either need to eat a large sum of Niese's contract or trade a prospect or two with him. Or both. This scenario seems very unlikely.

 

Another more realistic option for the Mets on the Cubs' roster could be third baseman Mike Olt. Olt, who was once a top prospect in the Rangers organization, has been a huge disappointment since the Cubs acquired him in the Matt Garza trade. The 27-year-old has batted just .158/.245/.333 in 111 major league games, and his future as a starter with the club is in serious doubt now that Kris Bryant occupies third base.

 

Despite his discouraging batting line, Olt has shown some pop in the majors, hitting 12 home runs in 89 games last season. The Mets have a void at third base with David Wright's injury, so acquiring Olt for Niese represents a much more realistic trade option for the Mets. Attempting to catch lightning in a bottle with a player like Olt could eventually pay dividends.

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