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00:00It is day one of the GM meetings, and I'm talking Mets pitching right now.

00:03I know the Mets said they need to improve their run prevention.

00:06I'm with them on that.

00:07If they can do it via the defense, go right ahead.

00:10But I'm not sure how much run prevention you're going to do.

00:13Improve the range a little bit at second base.

00:15Maybe at first base, though I don't know how you replace Pete Alonzo.

00:19His 38 home runs, his 126 RBIs.

00:21Maybe in the corner outfield spots, but you've got two guys with full no trades.

00:25Obviously, one Soto, an all-time great hitter, isn't going anywhere.

00:29Is Brandon Nimmo? I'm not so sure.

00:32Pitching really is the answer for the Mets, and they need to do at least one out of two things.

00:36They need to either loosen the purse strings for top starting pitching,

00:41or loosen the strings on those great, great prospects they do have.

00:46And they do have many very, very good prospects.

00:49Obviously, McLean is not going anywhere.

00:52Good thing they did not trade him.

00:53Gold star on that one.

00:54Tong, Sprode, Benj, Williams.

00:59I mean, you know, you're going to have to think about trading one or more of them

01:02if you really want to improve that pitching step,

01:04if you don't love the free agent targets that you may have.

01:07There are some decent free agent targets.

01:10I understand the pitching market isn't like what it was last year

01:13when you had Blake Snell out there,

01:15you had Max Freed out there,

01:17you had Corbin Burns out there.

01:19Still some good pitchers.

01:20Zimai, looks like he's going to be posted.

01:22That's one good one.

01:23Frambois Valdez, another good one.

01:26And you have Dylan Cease, another good one.

01:28If you don't want to spend the money for those guys,

01:31you have some other decent pitchers.

01:32Obviously, Zach Gallin has been very good in the past,

01:34didn't have a great year this year.

01:36Michael King, supremely talented, was really good previous year.

01:41I think he would be a good target.

01:43Giolito has been very good when he is healthy.

01:46That's another guy who could be a target via free agency.

01:48But I think they need to look at trades

01:51because there are going to be a number of good pitchers

01:54traded on that market this year.

01:57Certainly, I don't expect Tarek Skubal to be traded.

02:00You've got to look at that number one.

02:02He's the top target.

02:03If you can get Tarek Skubal, you've got to go for it.

02:06He is number one, probably the best pitcher in the game.

02:10Not seeing it as a likelihood, but worth investigating.

02:14If you can't get Skubal,

02:16there are going to be a number of other guys

02:17who are out there on the market,

02:18whether it be Freddy Peralta,

02:20Sonny Gray, the Miami guys,

02:23Alcantara, Cabrera, the Twins guys.

02:26Certainly possible, Lopez and Ryan.

02:29And then you have Mackenzie Gore with Washington.

02:31So definitely a lot of possibilities on the trade market,

02:34possibilities on the free agent market.

02:37Mets need to do something right now

02:38because, look, you had a 2.8 ERA on June 12th,

02:41finished up 4.95 from June 13th on.

02:44That is not going to get it done as we saw.

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