The Baltimore Orioles need to find a suitor for their slugging center fielder and the New York Mets make perfect sense as a partner.

In his own words, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns is “frankly never really concerned about having too much” starting pitching, because he’s been around long enough to know there’s no such thing.

A new report may open the door for the New York Mets to make a blockbuster trade for multiple players to fill a few needs for the second half.

David Stearns, the president of baseball operations for the Mets, said the front office considers pitching talent at the major league level sufficient to weather an injury to a starter.

The Mets looked like they were well on their way to a seventh straight victory as Clay Holmes left the mound. For the third time in his last four starts, the right-hander had allowed just one run. He exited the game after five innings of work with his team up 5-1. Then disaster ensued.

The series loss is the first for New York since it dropped two of three against the Boston Red Sox from May 19-21.

Heading into the 2025 season, the New York Mets' biggest weakness on paper was their starting rotation. With New York beginning without their ace from last sea

The Mets have the best record in the National League with several key members set to return. Soon, the front office must make some tough decisions.

It doesn’t look like the Mets will be in the market for an ace at the deadline, but at some point they're going to hit a snag.

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