SAN DIEGO — The Rockies and New York Mets engaged in talks Wednesday at the winter meetings about a trade that would bring Mets’ right-handed starter Dillon Gee to Colorado.
In return, the Mets are reportedly asking for a lefty reliever and possibly a right-handed corner outfielder as well. Adam Rubin of ESPN New York tweeted:
If the and do swing a deal for Dillon Gee, I could see the Mets wanting left-hander Rex Brothers.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN)
However, there is no confirmation that the Rockies would be willing to trade Brothers, who was sensational in 2013 but slumped badly in 2014, posting a 5.59 ERA in 74 appearances.
Gee, 28, went 7-8 with a 4.00 ERA in 22 starts for New York. Gee struck out 94 and walked 43. He is under team control for two more seasons and projected to earn around $5 million for 2015 via arbitration.
New Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich has repeatedly said that his No. 1 priority during the offseason was to improve the starting rotation.
The Mets have been aggressively shopping Gee to teams in need of a starting pitcher, and have publicly acknowledged they plan to trade a starting pitcher with ace Matt Harvey returning. The candidates include Jonathon Niese, Gee and Bartolo Colon, though Gee is the most likely to be traded.
Tags: Dillon Gee, Jeff Bridich, Rex Brothers
