Mets: Five possible trade partners

By Vincent Perricone
Jun 29, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; New York Mets manager Terry Collins (10) stands with his coaching staff on the field during the national anthem prior to their game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. The Nationals won 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 29, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; New York Mets manager Terry Collins (10) stands with his coaching staff on the field during the national anthem prior to their game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. The Nationals won 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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Toronto Blue Jays

The obvious choice here for a multitude of reasons, the biggest being Jay Bruce.

The Blue Jays, much like the Mets before the 2016 Trade Deadline deal to get him, have been linked to Bruce for years now. And why wouldn’t they want him? He’s a left handed slugger with a reasonable contract. Obviously Bruce didn’t play anywhere near his talent would suggest last year with the Mets, but to be able to use him as a RF/DH, Toronto would be very happy with that.

A name that jumps out at me is Roberto Osuna. Obviously you’d need need more names in a discussion, but these are two players that would benefit both teams. The Mets would get bullpen help and the Blue Jays would have another big bat in the lineup. Especially with the possible departures of Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, Bruce would help to replace that power outage.

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