New York Mets Haven’t Decided On Trade Deadline Plan Yet: Report

The New York Mets have enjoyed quite the midseason turnaround (just as we at Newsweek Sports predicted).

On June 3, the Mets were 24-35 and appeared well on their way to being big-time sellers at this year’s MLB trade deadline.

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Skip ahead four weeks, and the Mets are 39-39, firmly in the mix of the National League Wild Card race.

The Mets begin a three-game set with the Houston Astros on Friday, their last series of June. They enter the series with a 15-6 record for the month, and are looking to get above .500 for the first time since they beat the Chicago Cubs on May 2.

The Mets are coming off a two-game series sweep of the New York Yankees, one of baseball’s premier teams all season. However, the Mets outscored them 21-9 across the two games, and sit just one game back of the third and final NL Wild Card spot.

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This midseason turnaround has drastically altered the way the Mets can approach the July 30 trade deadline. A team that was once seen as obvious sellers could now end up being buyers. At the very least, they’ll likely be somewhere in between.

However, with just over a month to go until the deadline, the Mets reportedly don’t know what they’re going to do. As reported by The Athletic, “The New York Mets haven’t yet made any directional decisions regarding the trade deadline, according to people familiar with the club’s thinking, and how they continue to play will inform their approach.”

On Friday, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns spoke to reporters, and was asked if he could envision a scenario in which the Mets are buyers at the trade deadline.

Stearns simply responded, “Sure.”

The Mets suffered a bit of a blow on Friday when right-handed reliever Drew Smith told reporters he was likely headed for Tommy John surgery.

They’ll now have to replace him in the bullpen, which won’t be easy considering he had a 3.06 ERA in 19 appearances this season.

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As for the selling side of things, All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso is on an expiring deal, as are starting pitcher Luis Severino and designated hitter J.D. Martinez. If the Mets continue to win, it would be difficult to imagine them parting with those players. However, with a little more than a month until the deadline, they apparently don’t yet know what they’re going to do.