| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Allan | Minors | RHP | 13.7 | 11 | 13.7 | 16.4 | ||||||
| Dominic Smith | 25 | Majors | 1B | OF | Low | 4 | 35.6 | 18 | 17.6 | 14 | 17.6 | 21 |
Total Value:
31.3
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Reynolds | 25 | Majors | OF | Low | 4 | 51.7 | 20.6 | 31.1 | 24.9 | 31.1 | 37.3 |
Total Value:
31.1
So, after seeing reports about Mets looking at Amora Jr, I figured I'd try and find a player who is a much better defensive option in CF for NYM while also not completely sacrificing offensive. This is regardless that they just added Lindor and had the highest OPS+ in the league last year anyways. Pirates just traded their star 1B, so a pick up with control in a player like Smith could be huge (plus I think he's a better player overall than Bell) and obtain something for their pipeline as it got pretty thin after the Oneil Cruz incident. Enter a young player in Matthew Allen, the Mets #4 prospect. ETA'd by MLB.com in 2023 which is no problem for a very needed rebuilding Pirates. Mets gain a switch hitting bat that could allow Nimmo to move to LF and allow for a better up the middle defensive replacement. Reynolds took a step back offensive in 2020 but improved a lot defensively, especially in CF - albeit the short sample size. Now my qualm with this trade is there isn't a monetary incentive for the Bucc's as they are both pre-arb players. BUT they do get a pitcher in their pipeline who would, technically, be ready for a more competitively established team later on. And they do get a replacement bat for the lost of Bell. If there becomes a DH in the league, than this whole exercise is obsolete lol. But would love to hear what you guys think.
Your logic is good from a Pirates point of view, but the Mets are not going to be willing to give up two really valuable pieces for what amounts to a defensive upgrade. They have described Allen as untradeable along with 5 other minor leaguers. And with Dominic Smith's offensive emergence and willingness to move to left field, I just don't see him as a viable trade piece either from their perspective.