NY Mets Predicted to Trade for 2-Time All-Star, But It’s Probably Not Who You’d Expect

A notable MLB insider believes the big trade the New York Mets could make before the deadline this summer is for a two-time All-Star pitcher with a World Series championship on his resume. But it’s not the player most fans of the team might expect. We are just hours away from the start of the NY Mets’ 2026 campaign.

Despite a disastrous finish to last season, there is a lot of hope about this year’s team. The reason is the major additions the front office made in the winter. After months of seeing some of their favorite players leave, Mets fans got reason for excitement when the team added high-impact veterans Bo Bichette , Luis Robert Jr.

, and Freddy Peralta in January. Along with other offseason moves, the NY Mets have a team that can be very good this season. However, it’s very likely they will make more roster changes during the season and could add impact arms to the rotation.

NY Mets predicted to make Nathan Eovaldi trade Arianna Grainey-Imagn Images That is why The Athletic MLB insider Jim Bowden offered up an interesting prediction on Wednesday. “With a year and a half remaining on his contract, starter Nathan Eovaldi is traded by the Texas Rangers to the NY Mets at the deadline. ” The 14-year veteran is a two-time All-Star and played a key role in Texas’s run to their first World Series championship in 2023.