3 teams that should make the Mets a trade offer for Jeff McNeil

2) San Francisco Giants

Free agent bridesmaids, the San Francisco Giants have been chasing their own tails since the reign of winning three World Series in five seasons. They are ready to spend money, but always seem to come up short when it comes to actually signing a major target. The team is pretty average. An 80-82 record last year proves it.

Second base was not a strong position for them last year. Thairo Estrada was their main man at the spot. A -0.5 WAR and a .217 batting average with limited power low-lighted his campaign. Having lost Michael Conforto in free agency, there is an additional opportunity for McNeil to get some occasional starts in the corner outfield. He’s a good fallback plan there.

The Giants are an unattractive destination for power hitters. McNeil is far from one. Although surges of pop have taken place in his career, the more slap-hitting style of McNeil that shows up when he is playing well isn’t so detrimental to playing half of his games in San Francisco.

A swap with the Giants involving McNeil might not reward the Mets with quite enough MLB-ready talent. However, if the goal was to dump the salary and improve the roster right now, someone like Taylor Rogers making $12 million would slightly reduce the Mets’ payroll while giving the bullpen a boost.