The sky is blue. Water is wet. The New York Mets need to do something about their pitching staff. There’s no rabbit for David Stearns to pull out of his hat. It appears to be a waiting game with the free agent market at a standstill and trade candidates becoming more limited.
With Edward Cabrera going to the Chicago Cubs, the Mets get a glimpse at what controllable pitchers will cost them. We already figure that players on the Tarik Skubal and Freddy Peralta level, while merely rentals, would cost them a lot. What about a player somewhere in between?