3 Mets we wish they traded before their value dropped

The trade value of these three Mets players is sinking.
Jul 23, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox center fielder Adam Duvall (18) hits a
Jul 23, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox center fielder Adam Duvall (18) hits a / David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
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2) NY Mets player we wish they traded before his value dropped: Dominic Leone

Dominic Leone is one of the more obvious trade candidates on the Mets roster nobody is really talking about. The reason is simple: he’s not having a very good year. He’s buried in a bad bullpen. He might be the most symbolic player of all in terms of explaining why the relief corps has been so unsuccessful. Although brought in after the season started, his roster spot should have gone to a far better reliever. This is a team that opened the year with Tommy Hunter AND Stephen Nogosek on it. Pick one, not both.

The 4.55 ERA Leone carries with him through 29.2 innings isn’t going to have anyone knocking down doors to land him. Hitters have a .241 batting average against him this year

Cheap, available, and someone the Mets took a chance on and failed with, any sort of a trade involving Leone is a shot in the dark at getting something of value back.

Leone somehow managed to get his ERA down to 3.94 after an appearance on June 18. While the Mets weren’t ready to surrender at that point, it was probably the high of his season. The very next outing against the Houston Astros included 4 earned runs in 1.1 innings of work. It was a reminder of how below-average he is and why his trade value is more likely to fall than rise.