By: Frank Gray
From Dwight Gooden and Tom Seaver to David Cone and Pedro Martinez, the Mets have seen many solid arms come and go in 50 years. Just as they are accustomed to having good arms in their rotations, they are equally inclined to trading good arms from their roster.
Whether they are looking to upgrade their offense with a big bat or building their farm system for years to come, they have been known to deal arms to other teams in the past. If this current roster of the New York Mets is out of contention in July, that is a possibility.
However, they don't have to be a losing team to strike a deal. If they are in contention, Mets GM Sandy Alderson may be tempted to trade off one of their stud arms to get a big bat to boost the offense for a playoff push for one of the two wild-card spots or even a run at the division title.
Both cases are a possible scenario. One other option, of course, would be to hold on to the pitchers they currently have and roll the dice for the season and beyond with the cards they have been dealt. For the sake of argument, let's suppose they explore the other options first.
If you were to take every pitcher at every level in the Mets system and throw their names onto the trading block, these would most likely be the top ten to look into trading first.
The following are according to value they could bring to another organization and the value they could bring back to the Mets.
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