Former Mets ace has ‘outside the box’ Jacob deGrom trade plan

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The decision the Mets face with their rotation ace isn’t much of one, according to a former franchise warhorse. Bob Ojeda says trading Jacob deGrom is a no-brainer heading to the July 31 non-waiver deadline, but the former Mets pitcher wouldn’t stop there. “You have to be thinking outside the box, trade deGrom and [Steven] Matz, with deGrom obviously the headliner,” Ojeda said Tuesday. “I am talking a massive deal. I am not talking a 3-for-1 because I don’t think that is enough, but I think a multiple-trade deal is in order and I think it would be fabulous for the organization and I think the Mets fans would embrace it.” The 30-year-old deGrom is the Mets’ lone representative at the All-Star

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