Dodgers Rumors: New York Mets 'Line Up Well' with LA's Needs at Deadline

Contrary to popular belief, there's times that having a lot of money can't solve every issue.

A clear exhibit in that case would be the 2023 New York Mets.

The Mets came into this season with the highest of expectations. Expectations that a nearly $350 million payroll -- the highest in MLB and nearly $70 million more than the next closest franchise -- can give you.

But the New York Mets have not lit up Queens this year, and owner Steve Cohen's squad has been arguably the most disappointing in the majors.

They sit well below .500 in late July, and any playoff hopes they once had look to be too far out of reach.

New York -- thought to be World Series contenders when the year began -- are instead languishing near the bottom of the NL East and will likely be sellers at the August 1 trade deadline.

The Mets will have plenty of potential trade partners if they decide to sell off, and one of those will likely be the Dodgers, whom, as Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic says -- "are monitoring" the big-market bust.

And a good portion of their roster matches the Dodgers needs, as Ardaya explains.

"The pieces the Mets would theoretically move line up well with the Dodgers’ needs, from the bullpen (David Robertson) to two right-handed hitting outfielders in Tommy Pham and Mark Canha." (via The Athletic)

Robertson would be a huge get as the bullpen continues to struggle in LA, whil Canha and Pham would fill needs, too, even with the additions of Kiké Hernández and Amed Rosario.

Pham still has power in his bat, while Canha profiles as a contact hitter with speed, something that help a team that currently ranks 24th in MLB with 58 stolen bags on the season.

Additionally, Pham hits lefties well, as he's hit .259 against southpaws this season.

The phrase "another man's trash is another man's treasure" is fitting here, and the Mets' struggles could prove extremely helpful to the contending Dodgers as the deadline looms.

We'll see what happens, but the Dodgers may just look toward the Northeast for solutions to their problems.