The New York Mets made a series of sometimes stunning moves this offseason, trading for Milwaukee Brewers ace Freddy Peralta and Chicago White Sox 2023 All-Star outfielder Luis Robert Jr., and signing Toronto Blue Jays two-time All-Star Bo Bichette as a free agent. After this historic collapse in 2025, the Mets have gone a long way toward remaking their roster, but a new trade proposal from an analyst at Just Baseball would address one of the most glaring remaining needs.
Though they signed relievers Devin Williams and Luke Weaver as free agents from the New York Yankees, the Mets still need to strengthen the back end of their bullpen since three-time All-Star closer Edwin DÃaz, who saved 112 games over his last four healthy seasons, departed for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent.
In the Just Baseball trade proposal, the Mets would send three players including current major league starter David Peterson, one of the Mets most reliable starters over the past four years, to the Houston Astros for 28-year-old righty Bryan Abreu, who saved seven games after taking over the closer’s role when Josh Hader’s season ended with an injury in August.
Abreu Dominant as Setup Man for Hader
With Hader claiming to be “back to normal” following his season-ending shoulder capsule sprain, the nine-year veteran is a lock to move back into the closer’s role in Houston, relegating Abreu back to the setup role where he was dominant, striking out 76 in 48 1/3 innings through the first four months last season, with a 1.86 ERA over that span.
In a potential move to the Amazins, Abreu would compete for the closer’s spot with Williams, but would certainly have a much better chance at taking over the high-profile role than he would in Houston. Playing on a one-year, $5.9 million contract, a solid season as a closer in New York sets the seven-year veteran up for a lucrative free-agent payday heading into 2027.
From the Mets perspective, acquiring Abreu â whose four-seam fastball has maxed out at 101 mph and averaged 97.3 last season, according to Statcast â gives them a lockdown bullpen after the sixth inning with Weaver and Williams setting up the new closer.
Mets Pay a Hefty Price in 3-for-1 Proposed Trade
According to Just Baseball analyst Joe Browne, however, Abreu would come at a steep price.
Topping the package, six-year veteran starter David Peterson, who has logged 506 1/3 innings in 106 starts over the past four seasons for the Mets with a respectable 4.00 ERA over that period.
But surrendering a solid starter for a pitcher Browne calls a “strikeout machine” out of the bullpen would likely be the minimum price required. According to Browne, the Mets would also send two prospects: “Nick Morabito and R.J. Gordon. Morabito is ranked 12th in the Metsâ farm system according to Just Baseball and is very close to being major league-ready.”
Morabito, the Mets second-round draft pick in 2022, is a 22-year-old outfielder who put up a .733 OPS in 118 Double-A games last season.
But Gordon, according to Browne, “is the player with the most upside long-term, giving the Astros a chance at developing an arm that can fill a spot in the back of their rotation for years to come.” The 24-year-old righty posted a 3.36 ERA between the High-A and Double-A levels in 2025, with 147 strikeouts in 128 2/3 innings. The 2024 13th-rounder is rated as the Mets No. 24 prospect by MLB Pipeline.
“The Mets give up a lot of value in this deal, but get the best player in return,” Browne concluded. “They can also easily head into the free agent market and backfill Petersonâs innings with someone like Jose Quintana.”
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