Who are the Mets trading?
"Think about it. For the Mets there's just no getting around the obvious - they're going to need another starter to parlay their hot couple of weeks into serious contention this season. They can't live with the inconsistencies of both John Maine and Oliver Perez over the long haul."
Okay.
Who are the Mets trading?
"And while Vazquez is a mess mentally trying to overcome his issues pitching with the Yankees, put him back in the National League and he'd likely go right back to being a dependable starter, if not the Cy Young contender he was last year."
Sold.
Well, not entirely sold.
Vazquez's fastball is shot and his issues seem to be more than mental.
But, for the sake of this discussion, let's say the Yankees offered Vazquez to the Mets.
Who are the Mets trading?
"Considering the Yankees would also be dumping Vazquez's $11.5 million salary, it shouldn't take more than a decent prospect to make it a fair swap."
The Mets are taking on the $11.5M salary of the guy whose ERA is 10.00?
The Mets can afford an additional $11.5M?
If the Mets can afford an additional $11.5M, why didn't they just spend it on a free agent?
"The problem in all of this, of course, is that it's hard to imagine Yankees' GM Brian Cashman considering such a trade, even if it would be beneficial to the state of the ballclub."
I don't think that's the only problem in all this.
Cashman would gladly swallow his pride if it would help the Yankees.
First, you'll have to propose something more concrete than "a decent prospect," and, most importantly, you'll have to explain why the Mets would be willing to pay Vazquez so much money.
It would probably be more reasonable for the Yankees to pay half his salary and get a couple of prospects back.
But if you're going to do that, you might as well keep Vazquez around, see if his arm snaps back.
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