3 Mets players who could lose their roster spot to Reed Garrett or Sean Reid-Foley

2) The unfortunate demotion candidate we’d like to see more from before rushing to judgment, Huascar Brazoban

Huascar Brazoban remains a good trade deadline addition even if he has meltdowns like he did in his second appearance. He looked way too good in his Mets debut to panic just yet. A part of what made this such a good trade with the Miami Marlins is that despite being nearly 35-years-old, Brazoban has all three of his minor league options left. Team control has a special place in the hearts of general managers. It’s why a player like Jason Adam was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the San Diego Padres for the kind of haul you’d previously expect from a star everyday player.

Brazoban’s place within the Mets bullpen is far from sturdy. The ability to option him to the minor leagues is now more tempting with these two pitchers coming back from an injury. It doesn’t have to be for very long. He should hop on the same train as Alex Young in the endless cycle of players going back and forth between Triple-A and the majors.

Brazoban was way too good with the Marlins for us to sell this trade deadline addition after one bad inning which, frankly, he would have had the manager saving him from.

Choosing to send Brazoban down will allow the Mets to keep Danny Young on the roster and give them at least one left—assuming it’s Alex Young who also gets sent to the minors.

But if not this pairing, the Mets seem to only have one other realistic choice.