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NY Mets trade deadline wish list: 3 players every fan should want in Queens

Mets fans should be demanding the team trade for these 3 players.
ByNoah Wright|
Jul 12, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez (28) celebrates in the dugout after his second solo home run of the game during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Jul 12, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez (28) celebrates in the dugout after his second solo home run of the game during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
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The New York Mets are in the midst of a run for the National League East division title. They could end up making a deep Postseason run, too. Last year, they fell just two wins shy of taking home the National League Pennant. The 2025 Mets are arguably better than the 2024 Mets, but they need to be active at this year’s trade deadline. There are still holes to fill on the roster. Every Mets fan should want the team to acquire these three players. They fill positions the Mets need reinforcements at, and could end up being difference makers down the stretch and into the Postseason.

1) Eugenio Suarez

The Mets absolutely need an infielder. Their third basemen have combined to hit a meager .214/.275/.368 with an 82 wRC+, and an fWAR of just +0.6. The only noteworthy stats they don’t rank among the bottom teams are slugging percentage and isolated slugging percentage at .154. Finding help at third base should be easy, as one of the top rentals available is a hot corner defender in Eugenio Suarez from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Suarez is having one of, if not the best, seasons he has ever had with the stick. He is slashing .251/.322/.567 with a .375 wOBA, and 142 wRC+. Suarez already has 31 home runs on the year in just 396 plate appearances. That is currently tied with his 2021 and 2023 seasons for the most dingers he has had in one year. However, he played over 140 games in both seasons.

Suarez’s .316 isolated slugging percentage is the fourth-best in Major League Baseball. The only players who surpass him are Aaron Judge, who is on a historic run of seasons, the 2025 Home Run Derby winner Cal Raleigh, and 2024 NL MVP Shohei Ohtani. That is the kind of company Suarez is currently associated with. His ISO is even higher than it was in 2019, when he went yard 49 times with a .301 mark.

Defensively, Suarez has had better seasons. This year, he is grading out negatively in both defensive runs saved and outs above average, with -4 in both statistics. He only had -6 DRS between 2023 and 2024, and graded out positively in terms of OAA with +14. But his defense at third base isn’t unplayable. 

The only worthwhile negatives are his walk rate and strikeout percentage. Suarez’s 6.6% BB% is the second lowest of his career, with the only other season being his 2015 campaign, where he posted a lower walk rate. His 26.6% K% is the lowest he has put up since 2018, but it is still below league average, especially considering his low walk rate.

Suarez’s bat at third base would be a game-changer for the Mets. Mark Vientos has not been able to replicate his outstanding 2024 this season, and Brett Baty, who got off to a promising start, has a sub-80 wRC+ since the beginning of June. Suarez is on pace to hit a career high number of home runs, and that is the sort of difference-maker the Mets need in the lineup right now.

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