Blake Snell Traded for Pete Alonso? You Gotta Give to Get, But...

After Blake Snell was yanked from game six of the World Series, he reacted the way millions of baseball fans and ex-Major League players across the country did — with a facial expression that matched the F-bomb that burst forth from his mouth.

Snell hasn't always said the right things, but after the game he took the high road and reminded the reporters present that Kevin Cash made a lot of right moves to help the Rays get to where they ended up, and he was right.

But Snell is a bulldog. He's not a five-inning, only-twice-through-the-order pitcher. (An aside: Tampa Bay has done an amazing job acquiring talent that others have undervalued and maximizing what they have, but for the life of me, I do not understand why you would want relievers, who are by definition not as good as starters, to pitch more innings.) He wants the ball, he won a Cy Young two seasons ago, and on that night he was DOMINATING THE DODGERS MY GOD...

(Deep breath)

Anyhoo, not soon after the Dodgers had their super-spreader celebration, there were rumblings that maybe the Rays would entertain trading Snell. On one hand, it doesn't make much sense since he is on a very team-friendly contract and a small market club like the Rays rely on those. On the other hand, the Rays have always been inclined to strike while the market is hot and deal someone sooner rather than later.

And so, it has come to pass that the Blake Snell trade rumors have begun. So we ask: do you want Snell on the Mets, and what would you give up for him?

Snell is under contract for the next three years at a total of just under $39 million, which Steve Cohen just found under the floor mats of his Lambo. Trevor Bauer is looking for that kind of cash for one season.

Snell would find a happy home in Flushing, where he would bond with Jacob deGrom and dare Luis Rojas to take him off the mound. Thor will be on a pitch count when he comes back, and Lugo and Stroman aren't throwing any CGs anytime soon, and Peterson is just a babe. So Snell and deGrom would form the dynamic duo at the top of the rotation, eating innings and giving the bullpen a break twice a week.

One of the teams reportedly interested in Snell is Seattle, and the Rays would probably want Jarred Kelenic, which is rich. 

So what could the Mets offer? Would you deal Pete Alonso? 

Let me state for the record that I am not in favor of such a move and why MLB and the MLBPA haven't yet determined whether the NL will have the DH next season (which I also don't like, but, you know, progress) is beyond me, because if they do, Alonso would be perfect as the mostly DH, sometimes 1B.

Maybe a package including J.D. Davis or other prospects would work. But a young and accomplished player like Alonso, who is from the Tampa area, would be very enticing for the Rays.

Again, it would kill me. There are other pitching options out there, like Jake Odorizzi and Taijuan Walker, so Snell isn't a priority like CF or catcher or the bullpen. And the Mets have some decisions to make as to who they're willing to deal and who they want to keep.

But it's something to think about, and something tells me next season, Snell will be on a mound throwing for someone other than a manager who thinks the third time through the order is a death knell.