per NIghtengale

The Mets acquired one of the top players in all of baseball, landing four-time All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor, along with veteran starter Carlos Carrasco while sending shortstops Amed Rosario and Andres Gimenez, minor league pitcher Josh Wolf and outfielder Isaiah Greene to Cleveland.

Oh, the Mets still are also engaged with free-agent center fielder George Springer and free-agent closer Liam Hendriks, and have had recent trade talks with the Chicago Cubs for third baseman/outfielder Kris Bryant

I don't see them taking Bryant, I think Atlanta and Washington are more likely. As I posted on another thread, I'd like Jed to deal a Baez/Kimbrel package, as Baez at 2B with his buddy Lindor at SS would be enticing, especially in a lineup where Javy would just bat 7th every day.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

what a mass overhul from 2016 we would have

Jesus Christ. The Mets are gonna be 140-20 this year if they get all these guys. They already signed or traded for 4 or 5 good to great players.

I know their new owner has like 5 billion dollars so he doesn't give a shit about pay roll, luxury tax or lack of fans with COVID.

You could get back JD Davis to play 3B (with Bryant going to LF until either WAS/ATL panics), an innings eater like Matz to hold the #4 until Marquez is ready, and a couple of prospects. Move Hoerner to SS and Bote to 2B, or take Segura off the Phillies hands.

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Bryant would be the toast of the town in NYC. The Cubs could get more from a team like the Mets who view themselves as contenders.

I just don't know if the Mets have the prospects they would want. Maybe they do. I just don't know.

Do they have guys that are top 20 minor leaguers in the minors? Or at least one guy that's top 10 or so?
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Cubs opening day lineup will be ... interesting.

A guy coming off a shit year with a year left on his deal isn't going to bring back a whole lot. But they will do it just to get him off the books.

True. I know. I'm just thinking this new Mets owner is a wild spending man and maybe you can get something better back then what other teams would do. That he would tell his GM to over spend with their talent.

Mets will overpay for Bryant.

The question is will the Cubs LET the Mets overpay.

Yeah the soft as puppy shit Bryant thinks playing in Chicago is tough ???

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Bryant is a better fit in Atlanta, a team who doesn't want to sign multi-year free agents because they have to extend Freeman, Acuna, Swanson, and Albies. 1 year at 19-20 and then a QO at probably 21 which Bryant will likely reject, that is Atlanta's speed. Plus they need both a 3B upgrade over Riley and a LF. Plus the Braves have excess pitching to trade.

The Mets don't really need a 3B, and if they sign Springer then Nimmo can move to LF.

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If he does that it will be for Arenado, not Bryant.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

Cubs might get a better return for Bryant than they did for Darvish.

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I can’t see anyone giving more for Bryant. He has been bad for pretty much 3 years now. With no chance of resigning him unless you want to really over pay I think most smart team will stay away.

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Atlanta is the team that would pay something for one year of Bryant but wouldn't have signed him to a long term deal if he had been a free agent. They did that with Josh Donaldson and Marcell Ozuna in recent years.

I could see them giving up a depth pitching piece and a lottery ticket, and something of similar value to the compensatory pick they'll get back after Bryant leaves.

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Maybe throw in another all star like Contreras and that will net them 1 good prospect at one of the few positions position they already have one

The Mets have a young third baseman who will outperform KB this season..I don't see it happening.

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I don't think KB has a chance in hell of signing for 100 million..

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No chance

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Boras will get him that money.

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Mets have called off talks about Bryant.

$100M?

Plenty of teams would throw that at Bryant for 4 years. Whatever deal he gets will probably incentice laden.

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3 years older than Bregman, who just signed a 6/100

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He will have to return to 2017 form to sniff 100M. And that'll probably be 5/100 with the 5th year having vesting or some other team buyout clause.

If he puts up .255/.325/.485 then he will have wished he had signed the extension a while back. At that point he may as well accept the QO after 2021.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

Bryant will be stuck on the Cubs for the rest of his career (three years left), making less and less money. JHey can afford to take him out to Gibson's to cheer him up. lol

3 years left? What are you talking about? He's a free agent after this season.