SAN DIEGO — The present shows the New York Mets taking on the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
However, the Padres take the Petco Park field thinking more about the future. That was clear Monday when they made a multiplayer trade with the Kansas City Royals.
“No one is blindsided by this,” Padres manager Andy Green said. “We are excited about the prospects.”
But maybe the prospects are just as good for the Mets to take advantage of the short-handed Padres.
After San Diego lost two critical late-inning arms, Brandon Maurer and Ryan Buchter, the Mets will be facing a Padres bullpen filled with relievers not sure of their roles.