{"id":75686,"date":"2025-07-03T07:50:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T07:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=75686"},"modified":"2025-07-03T07:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T07:50:56","slug":"mets-predicted-to-trade-for-120-million-all-star-amid-poor-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=75686","title":{"rendered":"Mets Predicted to Trade for $120 Million All-Star Amid Poor Stretch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2179055873-e1749158656390.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2179055873-e1749158656390.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2179055873-e1749158656390.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2179055873-e1749158656390.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Mets Predicted to Trade for $120 Million All-Star Amid Poor Stretch\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Mendoza signals to the bullpen during a game against the Dodgers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New York Mets are 7-13 in their last 20 games, but remain one of Major League Baseball\u2019s top contenders, with superstar outfielder Juan Soto at the forefront.<\/p>\n<p>At third base, the Mets have utilized Brett Baty and moved Mark Vientos back to the hot corner after retaining first baseman Pete Alonso on a two-year contract during the winter.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Baty nor Vientos is hitting the ball well, and the Mets rank near the bottom of Major League Baseball in offensive production from third base. Both players\u2019 poor play has led to rumors that the president of baseball operations, David Stearns, will look to make an external addition at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mets Tabbed as Top Landing Spot for Alex Bregman<\/h2>\n<p>Much like dozens of other teams around MLB during the offseason, the New York Mets showed interest in signing two-time All-Star and the 2024 American League Gold Glove Award winner at third base, Alex Bregman.<\/p>\n<p>Bregman landed with the Boston Red Sox on a three-year, $120 million contract including opt-outs, but is currently on the 10-day injured list with a right quad strain. There\u2019s no definitive reason for the Red Sox to trade the 31-year-old, unless they believe he will depart for another organization after the season. On Wednesday, Bleacher Report\u2019s Zachary D. Rymer mentioned the Mets, including several other teams, that could have interest in Bregman if he becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA trade for Bregman would fit the bill and would obviously turn one of the Mets\u2019 biggest weaknesses into a significant strength. And for this club more than most, money doesn\u2019t figure to be an object,\u201d wrote Rymer.<\/p>\n<p>Before Bregman\u2019s injury, the former longtime Houston Astro hit .299\/.385\/.553 with 11 home runs, 35 RBIs, and a .938 OPS in 51 games. His one-out above average ranked in the 75th percentile, and he committed five errors in 148 chances.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mets Swap Marte and No. 3 Prospect for Bregman in Trade Idea<\/h2>\n<p>To receive a player of Bregman\u2019s talent, the outgoing players must match or surpass his value. There\u2019s also a question of how badly the New York Mets seek an upgrade at third base, a question only the front office can answer.<\/p>\n<p>In Rymer\u2019s trade proposal for Bregman, the Boston Red Sox acquire designated hitter Starling Marte and the Mets\u2019 No. 3 prospect on MLB Pipeline, right-hander Nolan McLean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith $10.4 million still coming to him, Marte would be in this deal partly to balance out the financials,\u201d wrote Rymer. \u201cBut for Boston, the real point of taking him on would be as a means to effectively buy McLean from the Mets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marte has dealt with injuries in each of those previous three seasons, but is still performing eight percent better than the average MLB hitter. The Dominican Republic native becomes a free agent at season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether the Mets would do such a deal is far from certain, but McLean is the kind of guy the Red Sox should want if they\u2019re going to offload Bregman,\u201d Rymer wrote. \u201cHis slider alone is worth the price of admission, and he\u2019s used it to compile a 2.25 ERA in the high minors this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mets\u2019 anticipation of their No. 2 and No. 5 prospects, Jonah Tong and Brandon Sproat, might give them the flexibility to make a trade for Bregman involving McLean and retain two talented pitchers nearing MLB debuts.<\/p>\n<p>Conor Liguori is a sports journalist covering the MLB for Heavy Sports. Conor has covered professional baseball leagues like the KBO, NPB, CPBL, and the LBPRC in Puerto Rico. He holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree from Eastern Connecticut State University. More about Conor Liguori<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets may seek an offensive upgrade at third base as the 2025 Major League Baseball trade deadline approaches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":75688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mets Predicted to Trade for $120 Million All-Star Amid Poor Stretch - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=75686\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mets Predicted to Trade for $120 Million All-Star Amid Poor Stretch - 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