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The New York Mets may need some pitching at the trade deadline. If the San Diego Padres make one of their top arms available, that could work for New York.<\/p>\n
The New York Mets<\/a> are off to a bit of a slow start, having gone 3-3 in their first six games of the 2026 season. However, it is still early, so it isn\u2019t time to panic unless things get worse. They are only two games back of the Miami Marlins<\/a> in the National League East.<\/p>\n The Mets made some big moves this offseason, with their most impactful one being the trade for right-hander Freddy Peralta<\/a>. But the Mets are expected to be in the race this season, and if they are, they will likely be buying at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n The deadline is not until August 3, but it\u2019s still going to be an important time during the season. Pitching is always at a premium at that time. Zachary D. Rymer of Bleacher Report<\/a> listed right-hander Nick Pivetta<\/a> as a possible trade chip and had the Mets as a potential landing spot.<\/p>\n \u201cPivetta would be a hot item on the trade market if he were made available,\u201d Rymer wrote. \u201cHe had the best season of his career in 2025, posting a 2.87 ERA over 181.2 innings. Even before that, his stuff always rated well, suggesting such a breakout was inevitable.<\/p>\n \u201cDue to its backloaded salaries and\u00a0complex structure<\/a>, Pivetta\u2019s contract wouldn\u2019t make a trade easy to figure out. But for any team motivated to get a top-of-the-rotation starter, none of that would be a deal-breaker.\u201d<\/p>\n New York Mets Named Fit for Nick Pivetta<\/p>\n In addition to his 2.87 ERA and career high in innings pitched, Pivetta won 13 games with the San Diego Padres<\/a> last season. He has dealt with injuries in his career, but he put it all together in 2025 and helped the Padres make it back to the postseason as the second National League wild card team.<\/p>\n Including this season, he has three more years left of club control, so that might make a trade hard. But Mets owner Steve Cohen has proven time and again that he is not afraid of costs and is willing to add high-priced players in either trades or free agency.<\/p>\n The Mets might have to take on a significant chunk of Pivetta\u2019s salary if a trade happens, but Cohen rarely hesitates when it comes to trying to improve the Mets\u2019 roster, so there is little reason to believe that Cohen won\u2019t be willing to do that if the Mets are in on Pivetta at the deadline and make a play for him.<\/p>\n Pivetta Trade Depends on Padres<\/p>\n Of course, the only way Pivetta is ultimately traded is if the Padres fall out of contention, and despite a 2-4 start to this season, that doesn\u2019t seem likely. They still have a very strong team and will likely be buyers at the trade deadline as opposed to sellers.<\/p>\n But if they do sell, the Mets would make sense for Pivetta. Still, it all depends on what happens with the Padres and how their season goes. The Mets will likely be very aggressive if they remain in the race. But if the Padres fall out of contention, seeing Pivetta on the market wouldn\u2019t be a stretch.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tCurt Bishop<\/a> Curt Bishop is a freelance sports writer who has written for various outlets including Heavy Sports, Sports Illustrated, FanSided, The Sporting News, Newsweek and Yardbarker. His work entails mostly breaking and trending news with a concentration on Major League Baseball (MLB). Curt graduated from Maryville University of St. Louis with a bachelor’s degree in communications with a focus on emerging and new media, as well as a music minor. 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