The New York Mets made an improbable run through the postseason. With key pitchers hitting free agency, they could make a trade to bring a new arm to the rotation in 2025.
While outlining trades the Mets could make for Arizona Diamondbacks starter Jordan Montgomery, FanSided’s Tim Boyle proposed this trade that swaps Starling Marte for Montgomery:
Mets receive: left-handed pitcher Jordan MontgomeryDiamondbacks receive: outfielder Starling Marte
“Montgomery and Marte are close in relation to their 2025 salaries. Marte is slightly less at $20.75 million,” wrote Boyle. “It’s quite a lot for a guy we can trust to miss half of the year. More of a DH these days than an actual outfielder when he last suited up for Arizona for 33 games in 2020, he’d be a candidate to take on a similar role for the Diamondbacks as he will for the Mets this coming season.”
Montgomery accepted his $22.5 million option for 2025, but the Diamondbacks owner, Ken Kendrick, has made his stance on Montgomery clear.
“Looking back, in hindsight, a horrible decision to invest that money in a guy who performed as poorly as he did,” said Kendrick. “It’s our biggest mistake this season from a talent standpoint, and I’m the perpetrator of that.”
Marte is a two-time All-Star and produced for the Mets in 2024. However, he is likely to take over DH duties in 2025 but does not have the same power the Mets might want at the position. The Mets could lose Sean Manaea in free agency and Montgomery could fill in.
“Dealing Marte away helps the Mets by clearing out a roster spot they can better utilize on a different starting right fielder or even a DH,” wrote Boyle. “The best laid out plan would have Marte shifting into a DH role which feels a bit uninspired considering his lack of power.”
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