Jon Heyman, human Boras mouthpiece, is simply using the Mets to drive up the price of a Scherzer contract elsewhere, and I, for one, find it to be hilarious.
Mets are aggressively pursuing Max Scherzer. However, considering his known preferences they understand they may need to go to plan B. Scherzer limited field to California as a trade piece and thrived in LA, so Mets know it won’t be easy. Gausman looks like their next option.
Mets are focused on the top end of the pitching market at present, Scherzer, Gausman and Ray. They’d love Scherzer but big question is whether he’d come. Mets are in a roll though,