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If you’re not a fan of the Phillies division rivals improving themselves, Thursday was not a good day for you. The Mets appeared to pull off a significant upgrade in trading for shortstop Francisco Lindor and starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco.
Phillies news
- As any Phillies fan could tell you, the Phillies still have some work to do this offseason. Fortunately, Dave Dombrowski agrees, and lays out the team’s three biggest needs.
- With one of those needs being relief pitching, should the Phillies see if Craig Kimbrel is available for trade?
MLB news
- With the trade for Lindor and Carrasco, the Mets have seemingly upgraded their lineup and their rotation.
- Does the trade make the Mets legitimate World Series contenders? Bob Nightengale says they’re certainly closer than they were.
- Understandably, Indians fans aren’t all that excited about the trade.
- There are still a lot of relievers on the market, but Ryne Stanek isn’t one of them, after agreeing to a deal with the Astros on Thursday.
- Japanese pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano will not be coming to America in 2021.
Rumor roundup
- The trade would seemingly take the Mets out of the running for free agent George Springer.
- With Lindor not an option, it seems more likely that DJ LeMahieu will wind up back in New York:
#Yankees inquired with the #Indians on the price for Lindor as a backup plan if they did not sign LeMahieu, but have remained committed to seeing it thru with LeMahieu even as other options — such as Lindor — come off the board.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) January 7, 2021