Mets Season in Review: Curtis Granderson

Contract status and trade rumors?

In a contract year, Granderson may have to deal with in-season trade rumors should the Mets fall on hard times. Short of a massive underachievement though, it’s clear that Sandy Alderson and company believe Granderson is an important piece to this offense.

He was taken off the market during the winter meetings while the Mets were looking for a trade partner. Looking to bolster the bullpen, Jay Bruce was dangled out there with no real bites. Then the Mets floated Granderson’s name out there, but balked at really pursuing that avenue going forward.

Granderson is owed $15 million for the upcoming season. Will it be his last as a Met? That really depends on the development of either Michael Conforto or Brandon Nimmo.

While Nimmo is the more experienced in right, the other question is how far Conforto’s bat develops. The other two outfield spots are locked up by Cespedes (left), who was re-signed to a mega off-season deal, and Juan Lagares, who when healthy will patrol center. Lagares still has three years left under contract.

Could Granderson play beyond this year? Absolutely, if he so chooses. His power from the left side along with his ability to work counts will attract some team if not the Mets for beyond 2017.