Throughout the winter, rumors of the baseball season have focused on the Mets and Blue Jays, the two teams fighting each other for major acquisitions to Francisco Lindor and George Springer, respectively.
Wednesday night, the two teamed up for a trade.
New York sent veteran left-hander Steven Matz to Toronto for right-wing pitchers Sean Reid-Foley, Yennsy Diaz and Josh Winckowski. While it’s not a prominent craft in the entire sport, it may have bigger ramifications this offseason. Screenwriters Tim Britton (New York) and Kaitlyn McGrath (Toronto) explored the deal.
Why did the Mets buy Matz?
Britton: Matz’s disastrous 2020 season moved him from an extension candidate to an unqualified candidate in a six-start period. New York and Toronto began this conversation in late November (h / t with Ken Rosenthal) before the Mets decided to push through a deal with Matz, and finally agreed on $ 5.2 terms …