NY Post · Jun 19, 2018
Mets could pull bait-and-switch with Jacob deGrom trade suitors
Zack Wheeler and Jacob deGromDENVER — Jacob deGrom is available, but any potential offer should include plenty of icing.
As the Mets weigh their options for 2018 — whether they should be sellers, sit tight or perhaps at some point move into the range they can consider buying heading into the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline — deGrom is the main prize others want, and team officials are now willing to at least listen to proposals for the ace right-hander.
Metaphorically speaking, a team official put the price on deGrom at “six donuts.” Teams calling the Mets will have a shot at deGrom at that asking price, but should know that “three donuts probably isn’t going to get it done.”