Mets Reportedly Expected To Trade Veteran Catcher In Coming Days

A longtime Mets catcher is on his way out, one way or another

Scott Neville | Jun 6, 2023

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The New York Mets recently made a decision to both instill trust in top catching prospect Francisco Álvarez and elect to ride with Omar Narváez over longtime Mets backstop Tomas Nido -- who has bounced around from the Mets to their minor league affiliates since 2017.

The decision to roll with Álvarez and Narváez as the catching tandem forced the Mets to designate Nido for assignment on Monday. Fortunately, New York might be able to get something out of the decision.

"Hearing that the expectation is the Mets will work out a trade that involves Tomas Nido," The New York Post's Mike Puma tweeted Monday.

The Mets have a few days to trade Nido to a team looking for a defensive-minded catcher. If they fail to do so, he'll either enter free agency or head back to Triple-A Syracuse -- likely the former.

The 29-year-old backstop is hitting .125 without logging an extra-base hit. He has a shockingly low .278 OPS and -21 OPS+ in 22 games. That might be the worst offensive stat line I've ever seen but the sample size is small and he's not in the big leagues for his abilities at the plate.

If an opposing team does inquire about Nido, it will be for his elite framing, steady pitching calling and solid pop times. Still, the Mets would at best receive either cash or a player to be named later unless they use this window to create a bigger trade and attach other players.

Published Jun 6, 2023

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville is the publisher of Inside The Red Sox and Inside The Cardinals, as seen on Sports Illustrated. Before running his own sites, Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join FanNation and the Sports Illustrated Media Group as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." Now Neville is adding the New York market to his arsenal as well as Boston and St. Louis. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu