MLB Trade Rumors: Mets Deal Mark Canha to Brewers for Pitching Prospect Justin Jarvis

The New York Mets are trading first baseman Mark Cahna to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for pitching prospect Justin Jarvis, per multiple reports.

The 50-55 Mets have officially entered seller's mode, with starting pitcher Max Scherzer traded to the Texas Rangers on Saturday and closer David Robertson traded to the Miami Marlins on Thursday.

Up next for the Mets is likely a Justin Verlander trade, though like Scherzer he has a full no-trade clause. That will undoubtedly hurts some of New York's leverage in trade talks, especially with Verlander already publicly saying he's not so sure about his future with the Mets:

The Los Angeles Dodgers lurk, with The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reporting that, "because of the depth of their farm system, [the Dodgers] are a more desirable trading partner for the Mets than Verlander's previous club, the Houston Astros."

He added that "the buzz around the Dodgers and Verlander among scouts is growing louder. The match seems obvious, even though the Dodgers likely would be uncomfortable with Verlander's conditional option that guarantees him $35 million at age 42 in 2025 if he pitches 140 innings next season."

As for Canha, the 34-year-old is having a down season, hitting just .245 with six homers, 29 RBI, 28 runs, seven stolen bases and a .725 OPS. He'll offer the Brewers positional versatility, however, with the ability to feature at first base, third base and in the outfield.

Like the Scherzer deal, the Mets are eating salary in the Canha trade:

While the Mets struggle, the Brewers are 57-49 and just a half-game back of the Cincinnati Reds in the NL Central. They currently are in one of the NL's three Wild-Card positions.

New York is getting back a 23-year-old pitching prospect in Jarvis who ranked No. 30 in Milwaukee's farm system, per MLB.com, which noted that he has "a deep enough arsenal and starter-quality control to feature in the back end of a Major League rotation."

In 17 starts between double-A and triple-A this season he's 6-6 with a 4.33 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 102 strikeouts in 87.1 innings.