The Mets’ trade for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco in early 2021 will always be referenced as the trade for the superstar shortstop, but the addition of the veteran right-handed starting pitcher was significant. The team had Jacob deGrom atop its rotation but a good deal of uncertainty about its rotation as a whole at the time, and Carrasco had a great track record, got back to the major league mound after beating cancer, and had posted very good numbers in the short 2020 season.
Unfortunately, injuries delayed Carrasco’s debut with the Mets by several months last year.