In a brutally competitive National League, both the New York Mets and San Diego Padres have serious maneuvering to do this winter if they want to keep up with the Joneses.

Not only have both teams failed to win a division title in the last decade, but everyone is chasing the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have won back-to-back World Series rings and already made a major splash this offseason by nabbing the Mets' longtime closer Edwin Díaz in free agency.

New York and San Diego both have impressive collections of talent, but seriously flawed rosters. Often, that sets up perfectly for two teams to become trade partners, and it appears these two are already discussing many parallel paths to making a winter blockbuster a reality.

On Saturday, Ken Rosenthal, Dennis Lin, and Will Sammon of The Athl

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