to a report from<\/a> Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic, Bubic is among the options on the trade market for the New York Mets, who as of Wednesday were focused more on trades than free agency as a solution to upgrade the rotation.<\/p>\n“The Mets are interested in both rentals and pitchers with club control,” the insiders wrote. “Thus, Tarik Skubal (Detroit Tigers), Freddy Peralta (Milwaukee Brewers), MacKenzie Gore (Washington Nationals), Edward Cabrera (Miami Marlins), Kris Bubic (Kansas City Royals) and Brady Singer (Cincinnati Reds) are all among the conceivable options.”<\/p>\n
While Bubic is far down that list of names, a lot of those above him may not move at all. If New York gets told no on Skubal and Peralta, there’s a case to be made that Bubic might be the best pivot if the goal for the Mets is to win as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Rosenthal and Sammon named infielders Mark Vientos, Ronny Mauricio, and Luisangel Acu\u00f1a as Mets players with major league experience who could be traded in a deal for a starter. <\/p>\n
The Royals want offensive impact, so if they could pry Vientos loose somehow, the deal would be worth doing. It’s just tough to gauge Bubic’s value right now, and it’s become clear that he won’t net the Royals the kind of value they might have hoped.<\/p>\n
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