No matter how properly Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano carry out with the Mets, that Jarred Kelenic was included within the commerce that introduced them over from the Seattle Mariners will all the time be an infinite blunder. And it is one that nearly did not occur.

In response to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mariners mentioned buying and selling Diaz and Jean Segura to the Philadelphia Phillies in a deal that included Sixto Sanchez within the days earlier than the Mets landed Diaz and Cano for a package deal that included Kelenic.

The Phils later acquired Segura from Seattle and ultimately traded Sanchez to the Miami Marlins as a part of the package deal that landed them J.T. Realmuto.

Shortly after buying Diaz and Cano, Mets COO Jeff Wilpon mentioned that a part of the Mets’ aggressiveness was as a consequence of the truth that they needed to maintain Diaz away from the Phillies.

Had the Mets not been that aggressive, resulting in Seattle as a substitute buying and selling Diaz to the Phillies in a deal revolving round Sanchez, the NL East would look extremely totally different…

Diaz can be on the Phillies, whose bullpen has been abysmalKelenic would nonetheless be on the Mets, and maybe making ready for his MLB debut in 2021Sanchez can be on the Mariners as a substitute of the Marlins, the place he might be a dominant pressure for years to comeRealmuto may not be on the Phillies (he may not be there quickly, anyway, with him set without spending a dime company after the season)

With regards to Diaz and Cano, each have been great for the Mets in 2020 after brutal debut seasons in 2019.

Diaz has a 1.64 ERA (1.92 xFIP) and 1.27 WHIP in 22 IP whereas placing out an eye-popping 47 batters (19.23 per 9).

Cano is slashing .324/.365/.559 with 9 homers in 42 video games.

However once more, the Mets by no means ought to’ve included Kelenic within the deal that introduced Diaz and Cano to Queens — not after they had been doing the Mariners a favor by consuming a lot of Cano’s wage.

However what’s carried out is finished, and it has modified the complexion of the NL East for the foreseeable future.