The New York Mets officially decided to pull the plug on more than the minimum by trading Luke Weaver to the Pittsburgh Pirates. For Luke Weaver, the Mets are getting back IF Sammy Stafura from the Pirates — Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) August 3, 2026How does this trade grade? Give the Mets-Pirates trade of Luke Weaver a C+Leave it to David Stearns to make it complicated. The decision to trade Weaver suggests a few things. To complete the deal with the Pirates, the Mets are taking on $2M of Weaver's contract this year and $6m next year.