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Mets given C+ grade for surprise 1-for-1 trade

The New York Mets were apparently itching to make something happen.

They didn't even wait until Thanksgiving to pull off a rather unexpected, one-for-one trade exchanging veterans with the Texas Rangers .

The Mets sent Brandon Nimmo out of town on Sunday.

In return, they received Marcus Semien.

ESPN assigned the Mets a grade of C+ for the deal.

The grade has more to do with Semien than it does with giving up Nimmo.

"For the Mets, it's important to underscore the fact that Semien is 35 years old," ESPN writes. "Though he challenged for AL MVP during Texas' championship season in 2023, his offensive numbers have since headed south, as tends to happen to middle infielders with his expanding chronology. Over the

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