I can hear it already. New York Mets fans are lining up to complain about Carlos Carrasco’s age, health, and/or salary. How dare I? How dare I suggest the Mets go beyond just signing the highest-paid free agent starting pitchers?
Now that I got this out of the way, let’s examine why a trade for Carrasco isn’t such a bad thing.
I think the Cleveland Indians are going to sell a few pieces this winter. The perfect zero attendance in 2020 certainly hurt their revenue stream. This means expensive pieces like Francisco Lindor are probably getting moved.