The first MLB team the NY Mets should call about a Ronny Mauricio trade

Ronny Mauricio ended his 2026 season on a high after getting buried for a good portion of the year. Mauricio’s best opportunity to impress the New York Mets came after Francisco Lindor hit the IL with a calf injury. Shortly after, Mauricio got hurt, too. 

He ended up appearing in only 20 major league games batting .220/.258/.441 with 3 of his 4 home runs coming in the final two games of the season. Finishing the season 4 for 7 raised the season totals from a pit of despair to something more of a bog.

It’s a complicated situation with Mauricio who doesn’t seem to have much of a place with the Mets. They barely played him despite having a chance to do so down the stretch. Snuffed out of any regular at-bats, a trade seems inevitable with Mauricio owning 0 minor league options. Rather than non-tender him, the Mets should call around the league about a trade. The first phone call goes to a team trying to figure out what went wrong.

The Mariners are the first team the Mets should call about a Ronny Mauricio trade

When looking for a Mauricio trade partner, any team in need of a shortstop or third baseman tops the list. The Seattle Mariners were statistically one of the weakest teams at both spots. Partly due to injury but also because of underperformance, the M’s have a need on the left side of the infield.

Shortstop J.P. Crawford is a free agent. Brendan Donovan, their planned starting third baseman, is under team control for another year but versatile enough to get plugged in just about anywhere.

Seattle does have some young help on the way. Colt Emerson was a 20-year-old shortstop who debuted this year but hit only .190 in 241 plate appearances before getting hurt. This doesn’t spoil any trade for Mauricio as he is probably best equipped to be a major league third baseman.

The Mets and Mariners line up pretty well for a variety of trades. An overcrowded starting rotation gave way when the Mariners traded Luis Castillo to the Chicago White Sox at the trade deadline. An injury to Emerson Hancock cleared out some space. Seattle, who has been cautious with their payroll in the past, could be a candidate to move another starting pitcher this winter.

There’s definitely no perfect one-for-one swap as a player like Logan Gilbert, while coming off a poor season, is hardly worth talking about in exchange for Mauricio. Younger and more controllable arms are completely off the table. For Mauricio, the trade scenario seems to either include trading him 1) in a package 2) for a player at a different position to fill a different Mets need or 3) for a diamond in the rough type of prospect the front office really likes.

A -0.4 bWAR at third base ranked last in MLB for the Mariners. Their 0.6 bWAR at shortstop was ranked 28th. Needless to say, it’s a pair of spots on the diamond in need of a change. Mauricio could be worth a look especially if moving on from manager Dan Wilson is just the start of a breakdown.

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