MLB Rumors: Athletics Anxious To Trade Luis Severino; Linked To 1 Team

June 30, 2025 ,
Athletics starting pitcher Luis Severino pitches during 2025 game.

Luis Severino’s short-lived tenure with the Athletics may be nearing its end, and the New York Mets are lurking as a potential destination. 

After signing a surprising three-year, $67 million deal this past offseason, Severino has underperformed at his new team’s temporary home in Sacramento and made no secret of his frustration with the environment. Meanwhile, injuries have decimated the Mets’ rotation, making Severino an intriguing and potentially discounted trade target.

Mets Could Reunite With Luis Severino as A’s Shop Struggling Starter

In Sacramento, Severino is 0-7 with a 6.79 ERA across 10 starts, compared to a stellar 2.27 ERA on the road. His comments about the park feeling like “a spring training kind of game” have reportedly agitated the A’s front office. 

According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, Oakland “can’t wait to trade him,” and ESPN insider Jeff Passan list the Mets as one of the top fits. New York is familiar with Severino, who posted an 11–7 record with a 3.91 ERA and 161 strikeouts in 2024.

New York Desperate for Arms, and Severino Wants Out

The Mets are in a desperate spot, missing Frankie Montas, Sean Manaea, and Kodai Senga, and recently held a players-only meeting to try and stop their skid. General Manager David Stearns is looking for rotation help, and Severino checks several boxes: he’s healthy, familiar with Queens, and clearly open to a return. “They were great to me last year,” Severino said this week, adding he “definitely won’t say no” to a reunion.

While the $47 million remaining on his contract is steep, the Mets could leverage Oakland’s urgency, and Severino’s outspoken dissatisfaction to land him for a modest return. With postseason experience and strong road numbers, Severino could stabilize a shaky staff and rejoin a contender with which he found success.

A Trade Makes Sense - For Everyone

A deal between the A’s and Mets feels increasingly inevitable. Oakland gets to offload a costly arm who doesn’t want to be there, and the Mets get a potential No. 3 starter who thrived in their uniform just last season. 

Given the collapse of Severino’s relationship with the A’s and the Mets’ need for innings, this may be one of the cleanest trade fits on the board before the July 31 deadline.

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