I think so. Even with their hot start, ESPN playoff estimator still has Mets at only 30% to make the playoffs. The lineup is very thin, the 3-5 starters are weak, and so is the bullpen. Can't envision this team remaining a contender for much longer, good start aside. Mets badly need young bats and if you can add a young big time bat or two, I think it makes sense to deal Santana.

The same applies to RA Dickey.

No use in holding onto older pitchers when 1) the Mets have a lot of young pitching ready to come up and 2) the Mets are likely still two years away from being serious contenders.

This cannot be serious.

I will not accept the bait.

I think the mets are serious contenders this year.

Plus those young pitchers are still a couple years away.

Even in a world where the Mets are 10 games under .500 and Santana is just as good, despite his awesomeness, he is untradeable.

No. There could be something happening here with this team. Let it play out.

I'd certainly listen.

On the contrary. I am looking at them to be buyers not sellers

I think if you have a shot at the playoffs, you can't be a seller. As much as we're waiting for this team to turn into a pumpkin, the NL seems to be down this year, and with that 2nd wild card, we have a pretty good shot of getting in. I wouldn't advocate trading away pieces of the future to be buyers, but if standing pat means we can make the playoffs, you can't throw that away.

For top prospects. Yes. As a salary dump no.
I would not trade dickey. He comes cheap

Having a one-two punch as good as ours at the top of the rotation is rare enough that I think you either have to deal the guys (as Dickey and Santana represent the rarest commodity in the game), or you need to make a concerted effort to build. To stand pat with that kind of pitching is to waste the talent they bring to the table.

That would be a stupid move especially when your tryna get fans back into the ballpark.

You trade him away and that would be a punch to the gut of the players and fans.