Excited to start writing with the PUCKD crew! My first article is below breaking down the Evangelista trade to the Devils! Stay tuned we are just getting started!

Vientos takes Robert Jr’s spot to be in the lineup tonight, Morabito likely up tomorrow. One of Pache/Morel will have to go, I’d expect Pache but with Morel in the lineup playing LF wonder if it’s like a send off game.

Wonder if he’s in the lineup tonight, had a solid rehab assignment, should see some reps down the line and he has to take advantage of them.

Don’t mind this, Mets off the hook for the buyout of his option at the end of the year and gives Ewing CF full time. Hopefully Morabito gets the call, would be nice to see him play LF everyday and let Soto DH and occasionally play the field down the stretch.

NateLavender has made quite the case to be on the Mets OD roster next year as one of the LHP in the bullpen. He’s been dominant since his call-up. 29.0 K-BB% | 0.00 ERA | 1.43 FIP If he can keep this up down the stretch…

I wouldn’t be totally upset if the Mets bring back Luis Robert Jr on a cheap deal, has the power and defense, hits lefty’s well and can serve as 4th OF, health is still just a massive ? But having a guy like him makes it easier to take a bit off Soto and give him DH flexibility.

At the end of the day this probably is for the best. it’s a lot of cash owed to him, but if he can continue to play the defense he has at 3rd and pair that with his bat since June/July, Mets are a better team with than without. Bichette/Lindor/?/Young/? Is a solid infield.

Everyone freaking out making this out to be a “fire sale” is wrong, every single player being moved is replaceable, the best one is Holmes but even still he’s replaceable, Stearns is adding prospects to a needy farm and can easily fill the needs this winter.

Spikerman is a nice add, fringe top 30 prospect with great speed and solid fielding in all 3 OF positions (center field mainly), hit tool and power tool are not really there, but if all works out could be a 4th OF in the future. Not bad for 2/3 months of Raley.

People getting on Stearns for the returns in Peralta/Brazoban deals are just flat out wrong, Peralta has been one of the worst starting pitchers in baseball this year, and Brazoban while great is 37 and not a sure fire high leverage arm. I think they did okay, not great, not bad.

I don’t see Stearns dishing out Weaver/Holmes just to do it, if he does it the deal will be solid for the Mets.

One piece I really like coming back in the Brazoban deal is Gabe Smith, Oklahoma St product, former 5th rd pick, has solid stuff and has generated a good amount of K’s/Whiffs, doesn’t walk many, profiles to likely end up as a reliever but a nice add by Stearns. T20 org prospect.

Emilien Pitre who was just acquired from TBR in the Peralta deal is having a terrific year in AA, showing off his best skills (bat to ball, speed, plate discipline) 32 SB | 18.2 BB% (10.4 K%) | 139 wRC+ Awesome numbers, likely sees time in AAA soon.

The Mets are getting 3 definitive top 30 organizational prospects, the Peralta move as we saw was a swing and a miss but to get some decent value back for how bad he has been. Pitre definitely my favorite player coming back out of this deal.

George Kirby is reportedly available for trade and if this is true the Mets should 100% be in on it, the NY native has about 2 years of control left and would be an awesome add to this rotation. 3.64 FIP | 5.0 BB% | 46.4 GB%

I mean a rotation next year of Greene McLean Scott ?/Thornton Thornton/? Is awesome, and on top of it the oldest member of that rotation would be Scott at 27! This could be a move that Stearns makes to light a fire in this team, especially if the plan is to compete next year.

If Hunter Greene is there to acquire there is not one prospect in the farm I don’t move for him, I’d call the Reds right now and get it done, he’s young, cost controlled and dominant, health is a ? But you have to take a risk sometimes.

Don’t mind this deal, 2 very different prospects, Agbayani profiles as a bat to ball type bat and Amick profiles as a high power high K bat. It’s not a great deal and not a horrible deal.