With all the injuries plaguing the New York Yankees, the team is forced to get active in the trade market and try to fill out the holes in their roster. According to reports by New York Post, the team’s most recent target is New York Mets’ starting pitcher Steven Matz.
Yankees found themselves lacking pitching depth following James Paxton and Luis Severino’s injuries, as well as Domingo German’s suspension. Mets, on the other hand, have a deep core and probably wouldn’t be affected by Matz’s departure all that much.
Matz played 32 games in 2019, finishing the year with 11-10 record, 4.21 ERA, and 153 strikeouts.
However, it appears that this is far from being a done deal. SNY’s Andy Martino shared on Twitter that the talks are unlikely to have much progress at the time being. He also added that for any deal to take place, Yankees would have to make a massive offer for Mets even to consider a moving Matz.
Steven Matz made his MLB debut in 2015 and has since played 103 games with the Mets, posting a 31–36 career record with 4.05 ERA and 516 strikeouts. Matz currently has one year left on his deal that pays him $5 million annual salary. He is arbitration-eligible in 2021 and is set to become a free agent in 2022.
