Throughout the winter, the off-season baseball rumor focused on Mets and Blue Jays, the two teams fighting each other for big acquisitions, Francisco Lindor and George Springer, respectively.
On Wednesday night, the two got together for an exchange.
New York sent veteran southpaw Steven Matz to Toronto to pick up right-handed pitchers Sean Reid-Foley, Yennsy Díaz and Josh Winckowski. Although not a main attraction of the sport, it is one that may have greater ramifications in this off-season. Beat writers Tim Britton (New York) and Kaitlyn McGrath (Toronto) explored the business.
Why were the Mets buying Matz?
Britton: Matz’s disastrous 2020 season has moved him from being an extension candidate to being a non-bidder in six matches. New York and Toronto really started this conversation in late November (h / t for Ken Rosenthal) before the Mets decided to go ahead and offer a deal to Matz, agreeing to the $ 5.2 terms …