Bleacher Report · Jul 30, 2023
Mets' Eppler Explains Max Scherzer Trade: 'It's Not a Rebuild. It's Not a Fire Sale'
New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler told reporters that his team is not undergoing a "rebuild" or "fire sale" despite trading three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer to the Texas Rangers.
Anthony DiComo of MLB.com relayed the remarks.
Anthony DiComo "It's not a rebuild. It's not a fire sale. It's not a liquidation." --Billy Eppler on trading Max Scherzer. pic.twitter.com/lLFuBtOAEz
The Mets won 101 games last year and entered this season with lofty expectations, but they currently sit fourth in the NL East with a 49-55 record.
That led to speculation and rumors about whether the team would be sellers at the deadline, and now Scherzer is gone after fewer than two years in town.