NY Times · Jul 31, 2017
Mets Weigh Trade Options and Fall Again to Mariners
The Mets’ Seth Lugo after yielding a three-run first-inning homer to Nelson Cruz, rounding the bases.SEATTLE — Hours before Miami played the Cincinnati Reds on Friday, Marlins Manager Don Mattingly asked closer A. J. Ramos if he was available to pitch that day, and Ramos said he was. Just before the first pitch, however, Mattingly informed Ramos that he could not be used that night.
Given the trade rumors swirling around the Marlins, Ramos understood what that meant. He had seen him name linked to rival teams, although not to the Mets. So when Ramos was told that he had indeed been shipped to the Mets in exchange for two prospects, his first response was, “Wait, are you sure?”