Not really in response to that, but generally speaking.
If the Mets can get six months of value out of a player in 2027, great. He's obviously producing right now above the level he was at when he was signed.
But if another team can get that plus two more months of value, with those extra two months coming in crunch time 2026, plus quite possibly playoff time 2026, he might be worth more to them than the Mets, and they might compensate the Mets accordingly, especially as his performance has raised his value to something like a peak level.
Might, might, might. I dunno, know. All trades stink, but that's how selling off as the trade deadline approaches works — guys gradually become more valuable to good teams than they are to bad teams.