Twins Must Bite the Bullet and Pay High Price for Noah Syndergaard

In recent days, the Mets' interest in dealing Noah Syndergaard has far surpassed any flirtations they had with the idea this offseason: they want him gone, and they want it done now.

Thus far in the conversations, the Twins seem to be the team that's cropped up most often. And if they want to take advantage of their gelling offense, they should make this move 10 out of 10 times, regardless of cost.

Adding Syndergaard would give Minnesota a one-two punch atop their rotation of Jose Berrios and Thor, with the more-than-capable Jake Odorizzi and Kyle Gibson hanging behind, either of whom is more than capable of winning a postseason game (and effectively managing the opposition).

Of course, the prospect cost will be tough to stomach; New York will likely demand two names from the Twins' excellent farm system, perhaps former No. 1 overall pick Royce Lewis and slugging outfielder Alex Kiriloff.

But now's the time for Minny to convince themselves not to look back -- after all, they know more than most the pitfalls of prospect-hugging. Has there ever been a more vaunted prospect in the past 10 years than Byron Buxton? And here we are, in 2019, still waiting for him to overcome the injury bug and be a consistent producer.

Minnesota fans who've watched this electric offense know that the time is now. Every once in a while, there's a season that's meant to make you throw caution to the wind. 2019 ranks in that category. The Mets are desperate.

Go get Thor.