BREAKING: Mets GM David Stearns Issues an Intriguing and Interesting Update on Trade Reunion With Disgruntled $67 Million MLB Starts Leader

After started the season with the strongest starting staff in baseball, the New York Mets are now facing rotation problems as the trade deadline approaches. The Mets have lost Tylor Megill, Griffin Canning, and Kodai Senga to the disabled list in recent weeks, and with Sean Manaea still preparing for his own season debut, the Mets are expected to be one of several contending clubs looking for a starting pitcher in the coming weeks. And that hunt could include an agreement to bring back a familiar face.

“A reunion between the Mets and Luis Severino has to be considered unlikely – but we wouldn’t call it impossible,” Major League Baseball insider Andy Martino told SNY. “Severino left because the Mets, despite like the player and person, did not believe the three-year, $67 million contract he inked with the Athletics was a fair bargain for him.

It made more sense for the A’s, who had to compensate a free agent to entice him to play in their minor league ballpark in Sacramento.” After eight seasons with the New York Yankees, including two All-Star appearances, Severino joined the Mets on a one-year contract last season and had a solid comeback season.

. So far this year, Severino has a 5.30 ERA in 19 starts, which is tied for the highest by any pitcher in the MLB. However, it is difficult to determine how much of those troubles are related to the A’s ballpark. And Martino suggested that the questions surrounding that environment could help accelerate a trade that returns Severino to the Mets. “But Severino has publicly complained about that ballpark, leading to an industry belief that the A’s would eat money to trade him,” according to him. “If the team absorbs enough of the deal or accepts a terrible contract in exchange, he may appeal to the Mets. Again, New York liked Severino and would have gladly kept him at a reduced price.

Following a solid fit with Severino during the Mets’ unexpected playoff run last year, perhaps the team will try to rekindle some of that magic by bringing him back in the coming weeks.