The Mets' trade for Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano has not quite worked out the way they envisioned, and it seems like it's only going to get worse.
Jarred Kelenic, the 21-year-old outfielder the Mets traded last winter as part of the deal, was ranked the Mariners' No. 1 prospect and No. 12 in MLB's most recent top 100 prospect list.
He is also the third-ranked outfielder, behind White Sox' Luis Robert and Angels' Jo Adell – both of whom are currently with their big-league teams.
Kelenic, who scouts say has raw power to all fields and is a plus-runner, impressed the Mariners during MLB's summer camp leading up to the shortened season and made his Triple-A debut last week.
The Mets had selected the left-handed hitting outfielder out of Waukesha West High School in Wisconsin with the sixth overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft.
He was part of the organization for six months before general manager Brodie Van Wagenen – in his first big move in the new role – traded Kelenic and pitching prospect Justin Dunn to the Mariners for Diaz and Cano.
Since the trade, Diaz has failed to regain his All-Star 2018 form, blowing seven saves and pitching to a 5.59 ERA in his first season with the Mets. He has already blown one save this season and questions linger on whether or not he should be the team's closer.
Cano, 37, has been a shell of his former self – hitting .256/.307/.428 with 13 home runs and 39 RBI in 107 games last season. He was just placed on the IL this season and still has four more years $96 million of his contract remaining, of which the Mets are on the hook for $81 million.
The other part of the deal, Dunn, has made six MLB starts with the Mariners and has allowed seven earned runs in 13.2 innings pitched. On Tuesday, he allowed three runs in the first inning against the Angels with home runs to Mike Trout and Albert Pujols, but settled down to follow with three scoreless innings.
If Kelenic proves to be the real deal, the Diaz/Cano trade may haunt the Mets for a long time and a stain on Van Wagenen's resume.
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