Two weeks from now the Winter Meetings will be over.
The Mets have not been shy about wanting to move either Duda or Davis this offseason in an effort to improve offensive production at shortstop or the outfield next year. The Rays are in the market for someone to play first (Source).
The advantage the Mets have is they may have that magic combination of cheap via trade and ability once traded. The other firstbasemen on the trade market include Moreland, Morrison and Trumb0. As long as the Rays want to do this via trade the Mets look like a winner. Davis in a trade will demand less in return than Moreland and Trumbo, may have a higher ceiling than Moreland and has more talent than Morrison (I’m biased on that one).
For the Mets, via cost and talent, they would be able demand either Escobar or Joyce in return. If the Mets trade more than Davis, maybe even a package for Jennings.
Or, another way to look at this is the Mets, who have been rumored over the last week to look for three way trades, could use the Rays in a trade that moves David Price to another team. David Price would go to that other team, whomever they may be, the Mets would move probably one of Davis/Duda and then either Montero (or someone of similar talent level) and receive either Escobar/Joyce/Jennings from the Rays and then somebody else from the other team. This is a little harder to imagine because it depends on who that other team is but the Mets matchup a need for the Rays and the Rays matchup a need for the Mets. A trade between the two makes sense and based on the larger pieces on the Rays (Price) and some of the minor league talent on the Mets, it is feasible to imagine them taking part in a three way trade.
I’m a combination of curious to see if this materializes and anxious to see the Mets do something positive.
