In the season we imagined, the Mets would have been trying to jump the trade market to obtain Aroldis Chapman.
With Edwin Diaz, not even wearing a brace on his right knee, playing catch in the outfield Saturday, but far from a return in 2023 , dealing Robertson would remove the best asset from a problematic pen. It would basically be waving a surrender flag. Also, Robertson, 38, is the second-oldest reliever in the majors . That has to raise concerns about injury between now and the deadline debasing his value.