3 former Mets players the team can trade for to help ease the Starling Marte injury news

Bringing back any of these ex-Mets could give the team's outfield depth an element they're missing.

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3) Tommy Pham

Did Tommy Pham talk his way out of ever playing for the Mets again? His comments at the end of last season accusing the Mets position players of being the “least hard working” he has ever been around probably does. Frankly, with the vibes the Mets have going on right now, staying away from a player who had bitterness like this about his Mets experience which is less than a year old would be wise.

Nevertheless, we need to mention Pham as he is in the same group of players.

Pham actually replaced Pillar on the White Sox roster. Cooling off lately with a .264/.339/.368 batting line and 4 home runs at the All-Star Break, it’s how he has handled left-handed pitchers we’re most interested in.

Things have actually been a little more even with Pham. A .260/.383/.480 slash line against lefties versus a .265/.325/.337 performance against righties does offer a little more balance. Although the batting average is less, the OPS is 201 points higher from .662 to .863.

Pham wasn’t very popular as a free agent. He should have more suitors as a trade deadline candidate. Possibly even paired alongside one of the many other White Sox players who’ll end up in a new uniform, he’s a fit on paper but probably not history.

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