Luis Robert Jr. and 3 other NY Mets players who should have been traded at the deadline

The bell has run and the MLB trade deadline has completed. The New York Mets traded a lot of players. What about those who weren’t moved?

Luis Robert Jr. was the clear player the Mets failed to move that they needed to. On a team option for next year, he’s as good as declined once the Mets have a chance.

He wasn’t the only Mets player they should have moved. These other three non-former Mets prospects have a case that they should have been traded.

Luis Robert Jr. isn't the only Mets player they didn't trade and should have

1) Jared Young

Useful for sure, we should wonder if there was any market for Jared Young. He can play first base and the corner outfield well enough. You can even stick him at third base in an emergency. Hitting .249 with a .749 OPS this season, Young has emerged as the club’s top first base option. They can’t be fooled into thinking he’s actually a legitimate big league starter. The plan seems to be to keep him around for depth purposes. It’s fine, but if Luke Weaver wasn’t good enough to be a part of next year’s plan, is Young? The more we see of Young, the more we need to understand he's a limited bench player.

2) Daniel Duarte

Daniel Duarte waited until his most recent outing to surrender a run. A ground ball pitcher we’d guess had some value on the trade market, even for very little, only has a chance to make the Mets roster next year because they were willing to part with controllable pieces in Luke Weaver and Huascar Brazoban. The Mets didn’t necessarily need to trade him. However, with zero minor league options remaining, he’s no guarantee to even be around by Opening Day. All it takes is one bad spring training or whatever they’ll call it if the season is delayed.

3) Kodai Senga

Easily the most unexpected trade deadline rumors were the ones linking Kodai Senga to the San Diego Padres. It doesn’t seem like it got further than a “check in.” At that moment, David Stearns shouldn't have let AJ Preller hang up the phone. The Mets should be selling Senga for whatever they can get. He’s a lost cause whose role on the club is so undefined the dictionary doesn’t even include him in there. We shouldn’t rag on David Stearns too hard for this one because with a contract extending through next year, money would have undoubtedly been involved. But if they were going to pay parts of Weaver’s contract this year and next, wouldn’t it be wise to pony up money to remove Senga?

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