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1 day agoMets jettison Jeff McNeil in trade to A's, follows departures of Alonso, Nimmo and Diaz
The Mets jettisoned another core player as part of their retooling, trading second baseman Jeff McNeil to the Athletics on Monday for minor league right-hander Yordan Rodriguez. New York will send cash to the A's to offset some of the $17.75 million remaining in McNeil's $50 million, four-year contract. McNeil follows Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Edwin Diaz in departing the underperforming Mets, who failed to reach the playoffs this year despite the second-highest payroll behind the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
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