Jon Niese to the Cubs?

[Clem Fandango]

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

 

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[ManEatingTarp]

Why would any team want Mike Olt?

He's not good. He's not a prospect anymore.

 

All of this is adding up to the Mets and Cubs not actually being good trade partners IMO. I don't think the Cubs want to give up any premium prospects unless it's for young, cost controlled and major league ready pitching. I doubt very much that Bryant or Russel are on the table. Harvey, DeGrom, Matz & Syndergaard are who you'd want, but the cost would be too much to stomach.

 

Every team the Cubs are going to talk to are going to ask for the big chips. Nobody is going to be interested in Mike Olt.

[Guest]

Why would any team want Mike Olt?

He's not good. He's not a prospect anymore.

 

All of this is adding up to the Mets and Cubs not actually being good trade partners IMO. I don't think the Cubs want to give up any premium prospects unless it's for young, cost controlled and major league ready pitching. I doubt very much that Bryant or Russel are on the table. Harvey, DeGrom, Matz & Syndergaard are who you'd want, but the cost would be too much to stomach.

 

Every team the Cubs are going to talk to are going to ask for the big chips. Nobody is going to be interested in Mike Olt.

 

Very few people are interested in Niese(as seen above w/ Heyman's tweet) either. He's a guy with a mid 4s FIP that is way down the Mets depth chart, has shown signs of being a malcontent, and is owed about 13 million over the next 18 months. I don't disagree that the Mets and Cubs are not a terrific match(not if the Mets consider themselves contenders at least), but Niese and whatever pittance he costs doesn't really apply. He's closer to getting DFA'd a la Tabata this past week than he is to being in the realm of DeGrom/Matz/etc in value.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Why would any team want Mike Olt?

He's not good. He's not a prospect anymore.

 

All of this is adding up to the Mets and Cubs not actually being good trade partners IMO. I don't think the Cubs want to give up any premium prospects unless it's for young, cost controlled and major league ready pitching. I doubt very much that Bryant or Russel are on the table. Harvey, DeGrom, Matz & Syndergaard are who you'd want, but the cost would be too much to stomach.

 

Every team the Cubs are going to talk to are going to ask for the big chips. Nobody is going to be interested in Mike Olt.

 

If the Mets are hoping for a premium prospect Jon Niese, then nobody's a good trade partner for them. And I doubt they expect to get Baez. But they can ask.

 

And nobody's going to want Mike Olt as anything but a throw in. And I doubt we expect anything for him. But we can ask.

 

It's standard haggling, and if there is any truth to this, they probably meet in the middle with, say, Alcantara.

[Him]

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.

 

Nowhere in this article does it say the Cubs offered Olt. Aside from Rosenthal saying the Cubs wouldn't trade Baez for Niese (shocker), this is pure speculation.

[Fro]

What could we get from the Mets for taking on Bobby Bonilla's contract?

[Clem Fandango]

What could we get from the Mets for taking on Bobby Bonilla's contract?

 

This made me laugh, but it's kind of a fun hypothetical.

[Alien11]

What could we get from the Mets for taking on Bobby Bonilla's contract?

 

This made me laugh, but it's kind of a fun hypothetical.

 

Maybe for Mike Olt and Herrera's rally cap.