After more than a decade and appearing for 1,000+ games with the New York Mets, longtime outfielder Brandon Nimmo has been traded to the Texas Rangers for second baseman Marcus Semien. That move led many analysts to believe that David Stearns and Steve Cohen are about to go all-in on big trades. But a veteran New York Daily News Mets columnist has a clear reason why the front office won’t make big moves.

MLB Marathon suggested on X that the Mets’ latest deal could push the team to get more aggressive in chasing outfielders like Cody Bellinger or Kyle Tucker.

Bill Madden quote-tweeted that post and firmly added, “This is not happening. With the lockout and all the uncertainty of the next CBA looming, Cohen is out of the big game hunting business. Plus, this adds more AAV (Semien 26 to Nim

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