Mark Feinsand Predicts 5 Mets Players Will Be Traded

Believe it or not, the New York Mets are headed towards sell mode going into the August 3 MLB trade deadline. 

Prior to the season, nobody would've guessed that the Mets would be this bad and would have already fired manager Carlos Mendoza. 

As such, the Mets appear open to trading a flurry of players, and one report stated that just a few players are not going to be part of trade discussions, including Juan Soto, which is obvious. 

With just over a week left until the deadline, MLB.com expert Mark Feinsand predicted 20 players that he believes will be moved at the deadline, and a total of five Mets made the list. 

Holmes has been working his way back from an injury, but he made a rehab start and is expected to be a name drawing interest in this market. 

Each of Weaver, Raley and Minter are bullpen options that might not bring back a big return, but they are players that teams should have lots of interest in. 

Peralta is an interesting case for a few reasons. For starters, the Mets acquired him in a blockbuster trade with the Milwaukee Brewers that saw Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams leave as part of the deal. 

Will the Mets gets back anything close to that type of return? It's unlikely, especially since Peralta has struggled and is in the final year of his deal, but Feinsand still believes there will be interest for the veteran pitcher. 

"Peralta’s season has greatly diminished his trade value, so even though he’s on an expiring contract and headed for free agency, the right-hander’s recent performance (6.67 ERA in 11 starts since May 23) will impact the type of return the Mets can expect. Still, his track record is solid, so a contender could take the chance that a change of scenery reinvigorates Peralta down the stretch," Feinsand wrote. 

The Chicago Cubs make sense for one suitor, and these two teams already made a deal that saw David Peterson go to Chicago. 

The Brewers also make sense, although it would be odd to see Peralta back in Milwaukee not even nine months after being traded from that franchise. 

Weaver, meanwhile, is signed for $12.5 million next season, which might make him an attractive option due to his controllable contract. 

At any rate, all five of these players might very well be playing in different cities once the August 3 deadline passes, and of them all, Clay Holmes figures to be the least likely to be moved, if the Mets decide to try and get an extension done for the starting pitcher.