The Mets and Padres are “engaging” in trade talks, according to a report Saturday by The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Dennis Lin and Will Sammon.
Right-handed starting pitcher Nick Pivetta, outfielder Ramón Laureano and three relievers — right-handers Jeremiah Estrada and Mason Miller and left-hander Adrian Morejon — are San Diego’s reported players in discussions with New York.
The Padres, meanwhile, are reportedly inquiring about the Mets’ younger MLB players and all top prospects.
The Mets had “substantial” trade talks with the Athletics about Miller, whom the Padres ultimately landed at the 2025 deadline in a July 31 deal.
Miller was a 2024 All-Star with the Athletics. In his 22 regular-season games with the Padres this past campaign, he allowed two runs on seven hits (one homer) while striking out 45 and walking 10 across 23.1 IP. The 27-year-old is under club control through the 2029 season.
Meanwhile, Pivetta, 32, signed a four-year, $55 million contract with the Padres after splitting his career’s first leg on the Philadelphia Phillies (2017-20) and Boston Red Sox (2020-24).
In his 31 regular-season games this past campaign, Pivetta went 13-5 with a 2.87 ERA over 181.2 IP. He had a career-high 5.3 WAR and personal-best 0.985 WHIP.
Pivetta has an opt-out clause after the 2026 season, and a player option following the 2027 campaign.
The Baltimore Orioles originally signed Laureano, 31, last February on a one-year, $4 million contract with a team option for the 2026 season. The Padres landed him in a July 31 trade and exercised his club option in early November.
Laureano logged 50 regular-season games with the Padres this past year, slashing .269/.323/.489 while adding nine home runs and 30 RBI. He totaled 24 home runs, 76 RBI and a /.281/.342/.512 slash line in 132 games (82 with Baltimore).
Morejon, 26, was a 2025 All-Star and has been with the Padres for the past decade. He defected from Cuba in October 2015 and signed with San Diego the following July, working through the minor leagues before making his MLB debut July 21, 2019.
In 75 regular-season games this past year, Morejon totaled a career-best 2.08 ERA and 0.896 WHIP across 73.2 IP.
Estrada, 27, has been with the Padres since they claimed him off waivers in November 2023. In two seasons with the Padres, he has a 3.22 ERA and 1.119 WHIP over 139 games (134 IP).
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