Where there was smoke came fire. It just took a few extra days for the Mets.
Six days after Steve Cohen took to X to make a joke about the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes — invoking a papal conclave joke that set social media ablaze — before the Dodgers ultimately beat out New York for his services, the Mets owner took to the platform again on Wednesday night to show his excitement over the game-changing events that transpired over the last 24 hours.
After making the Bo Bichette signing official and trading for White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. on Tuesday night, the Mets continued a huge week on Wednesday by agreeing to a deal with hard-throwing reliever Luis Garcia and then trading for Brewers right-handers Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers.
“What an incredible week. Let’s go Mets !” Cohen wrote on X in the moments after the team made the trade with Milwaukee official.
Last Thursday, Cohen gave social media plenty of fodder when he posted “Let me know when you see smoke,” as the Tucker proceedings came to a head shortly before he signed a four-year, $240 million contract with Los Angeles.
About 12 hours after the Mets’ $220 million bid fell short, they poached infielder Bo Bichette on a three-year pact — right as it looked like the Phillies were going to land him on a long-term commitment.
The trades have come fast and furious this week, with the team getting Roberts — a 2023 All-Star outfielder — along with Peralta and Myers in deals one day apart.
Peralta, 29, gives the Mets a bona fide ace and is coming off a career year with a 2.70 ERA and National League-leading 17 wins. He has thrown at least 165 innings in each of the last three seasons and over 173 in the past two.
With the two trades, the Mets have sent away four young players, three of whom are still prospects.
Utilityman Luisangel Acuña and minor league pitcher Truman Pauley went to the White Sox, while pitcher Brandon Sproat and infielder/outfielder Jett Williams got dealt to Milwaukee.
