NYM/CHC Trade

[Tyler (Mets)]

Mets trade:
Noah Synndergaard (prospect)
2013 First round pick

Cubs Trade: Jorge Soler (prospect)
Matt Szczur

it was hard to part with both but i think soler has as much upside as any prospect in baseball szczur has good speed and hits for good avergae he could be a nice guy someday i probably overpaid but my pitching depth with the aquisition of bauer makes it easier to deal a good pitcher for a top OF prospect. my first rounder will probably be somebody pretty good but i love soler i had to do what i had to do..

[Troy (Cubs) (LM)]

I really didn't want to trade Soler, but I feel this is a good value for him. Soler was rated higher than Puig coming outta Cuba and I think he can be an All Star in a few years. But my farm has many elite bats, and not so much on arms. With Syndergaard, I get a front line guy who should form one of the better rotations in the league with Harvey and Wheeler. I'm happy to land the first found to give me another good prospect. Szczur is a good OF, but I have a lot of OF depth as it is. After hours of talks. and 4 pages of PM's. Thank the lord.

[Brandon (Twins) (LM)]

Syndergaard is a top 15 prospect. Dealing a top 15 prospect and the 10th pick in the draft for Soler and a mediocre 4th OF seems crazy. However, Soler has a chance to be the best player from this trade and it's the only reason this doesn't get a veto from me. A vast overpay for a potential-filled prospect with underwhelming numbers and a DL stint.

Sometimes people find guys they like and pay the price to get them though.

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[Robbie (Padres)]

I've thought about this one for a while, and I think it could work out quite nicely for both teams. As Troy mentioned, the Cubs system is loaded offensively. And as Tyler mentioned, his deal to trade for Trevor Bauer will help soften the blow of losing Syndergaard from a young Mets rotation that is really starting to take shape.

For me this trade comes down to the value that both teams perceive because of their particular needs at this point in time. We all have a prospect or two that we covet, and at the end of the day I think this is a pretty fair trade that both these teams can be happy with.

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Not sure why the Mets thru in a 1st rounder but this isn't that outlandish of an overpay. Soler should be a great player.

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Yuck, big overpay on Soler, but whatever not vetoable.

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