00:00If the Mets 2027 core is Benj, Ewing, Soto, Lindor, and either Torrens or Alvarez for position
00:07players, do you think they are targeting the other positions in trade returns or just trying
00:11to accumulate talent so you can expand the talent base for future acquisitions, much like they did
00:17with trades in the past? The Mets are not targeting a position. The Mets are targeting
00:21best talent they can get because I would think they want to go right back into the marketplace
00:26when this season is over to improve for next year. So I wouldn't be surprised if they accumulate
00:32some prospects right now that allow them to trade other prospects and or trade the prospects that
00:38they're getting now to go ahead and get some more stuff for 2027. The Mets are not close to a
00:44rebuild.
00:45They're going to believe that this season was the worst possible outcome if you played the season
00:50a thousand times. You're seeing right now Lindor is still a very, very good major league player.
00:55We know Soto's in his prime and they could build around those two guys and they got to go get
01:01some starting pitching. They're probably going to have to redo the bullpen because they're going
01:05to trade extensively from it in the next six days. John, that's what I think they're just going for
01:11talent here. Yeah, I hope this doesn't sound rude, but beggars can't be choosers. They've got to just
01:15go for the best talent. And I would look at it differently. I think pitching is the bigger knee.
01:20Lindor, Soto, the outfield set. You've got Benj and Ewing. I still think Beatty's got something.
01:27You know, they've got Bichette and Semien under contract. And, you know, I know Bichette is better
01:35than this and he's still, what is he, 27, 28 years old. Semien's even showing some signs. I'm more
01:41worried about the rotation than I am the position players at this point. Although I will with one
01:46caveat, the position player list in free agency is brutal. It's probably the worst of all time.
