Jon Heyman Mets will have a role in MLB trade deadline’s arms race By Jon Heyman Published June 19, 2025, 5:57 p.m. ET New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns at a press conference. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post The Mets still lead MLB in starter ERA (2.95) but expect to be looking at starters at the deadline. Best-case scenario: Kodai Senga and Tylor Megill are back in a month . The Pirates and Braves say Paul Skenes and Chris Sale ($8 million team option) are going nowhere. So — beyond Sandy Alcantara, who has a 6.88 ERA — will any aces be available? It might be only wishful thinking, but some rival execs see some chance the small-market Brewers might consider trading