Tommy Pham, Mark Canha not stunned by Mets’ commerce deadline sale: ‘Enterprise of the sport’

David Robertson grew to become the primary pending free agent on the Mets to be jettisoned on Thursday night, lastly signifying that the group plans to be a keen vendor on the Aug. 1 commerce deadline.

Two different gamers with expiring contracts, outfielders Mark Canha and Tommy Pham, stated they have been hardly stunned by the Robertson commerce and what it may imply for them within the coming days,

“I wasn’t shocked by it. Main so far, we’re not shocked by it,” Pham stated in a short dialog earlier than he began in left subject Friday night time towards the Nationals. “[Robertson is] on an expiring contract and that’s the enterprise of the sport. That’s all I’ve to say.”

Pham, who signed a one-year deal worth $6 million as a free agent final winter, additionally responded “no” when requested if the Mets have addressed his scenario with him. The commerce deadline is that this coming Tuesday.

After knocking in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly within the eighth inning Thursday as the primary batter following a 97-minute rain delay in a 2-1 win over the Nationals, Canha equally stated basic supervisor Billy Eppler has not spoken to him about probably being moved.

“It’s unlucky, it’s a troublesome blow, nevertheless it’s the character of the enterprise,” the 34-year-old Canha stated of Robertson’s commerce to the Marlins for 2 low-level minor leaguers. “I feel we have been all anticipating it in some unspecified time in the future. So it’s not shocking. It nonetheless hurts, although.

“I’m solely human, so it’s behind my thoughts,” he added. “However it doesn’t actually do me any good to consider it. You attempt to maintain it behind your thoughts and keep targeted on taking part in on daily basis.”

Canha signed a two-year deal worth $24.5 million guaranteed — together with an $11.5 million membership possibility for 2024 with a $2 million buyout — forward of final season.

He admitted he “wasn’t actually hopeful,” even earlier than Robertson’s departure, that the Mets, who have been 48-54 coming into Friday, may keep away from promoting on the deadline.

“We in all probability ought to have performed higher earlier if we wished to be consumers as an alternative of sellers,” Canha stated. “I feel my mindset is we are able to nonetheless play good baseball if we lose items. That’s form of the place my consideration is.

“Simply maintain taking part in good baseball and let the logistics deal with themselves, and like I instructed the fellows, no matter what occurs the subsequent few days, let’s win numerous video games the subsequent two months and see what occurs.”