3 Mets players who will not be on the roster after the trade deadline

The New York Mets have sat in first place for most of the season and have the National League's second best record heading into the all-star break. It's been a remarkable season thus far, especially since they've done this without their best player, Jacob deGrom.

deGrom is on his way back, not too long after Max Scherzer made his triumphant return to the rotation after missing well over a month with injury.

While the rotation looks to be in excellent shape, other areas of the roster will need improvement. The bullpen needs a left handed reliever who can pitch in high leverage spots, as well as a traditional high leverage arm. The lineup could use more power, as the Mets rank in the bottom half of baseball in home runs.

There are three players who have to be off of the Mets roster by the time August third rolls around.

1) Mets roster will not have Dominic Smith on it after the trade deadline

It's been time for Dom Smith and the Mets to part ways for a while now. He has not been the same since his breakout 2020 campaign and he doesn't have a path to consistent playing time.

Dom has had a couple of chances to get regular at bats against right handed pitching but has been routinely outhit by Luis Guillorme. Smith has slashed .194/.276/.284 with no home runs and 17 RBI.

Smith hit 10 home runs in just 50 games in 2020, a 32 home run pace for a full season. He then followed that up with just 11 home runs in 145 games played last season. Smith went over two months without a longball to wrap up the 2021 season, and that streak has continued into this season. This week the one year anniversary of his last home run will pass.

The Mets have a glaring hole at the DH spot. Dom Smith is a big reason why. That's the number one spot they have to upgrade at the deadline, and with Dom's lack of position versatility, I can't see him lasting on this roster. He's simply not a good hitter anymore.

2) Mets roster will not have J.D. Davis on it after the trade deadline

Dom Smith was my favorite player in the 2020 season, as he had an unprecedented breakout season. The same can be said about J.D. Davis in 2019. Davis was traded to the Mets from the Astros before the 2019 season and he blossomed into what I thought would be a full-time role at some position for the Mets.

J.D. hit over .307 with 22 home runs and an .895 OPS in 2019. Since then, he's hit .256 with 14 total home runs and a .752 OPS. Davis hasn't been anything close to the hitter he was in 2019. The most frustrating part of it is he hasn't made the adjustment to hitting high velocity.

Davis has always been a poor defender to put it lightly (although that scoop at first base in Chicago was outstanding), and that has forced him into a DH role.

As the lone right-handed bat on the bench in most circumstances, J.D. has been the primary DH against left-handed starters. The problem is he's slashed .212/.330/.294 with just one home run against lefties. That is simply not good enough.

The Mets have a big need for a DH at the deadline who can produce and hit in the middle of the lineup. Guys like Eduardo Escobar and Mark Canha who the Mets expected more power from have not provided it to the extent that is needed.

J.D. has been given ample chances to come through as the DH, mainly because he's actually hit the ball well this season. He ranks in the 99th percentile in hard hit rate according to baseball savant. Unfortunately, he's in the 2nd percentile in whiff rate, so he's not making enough contact. And furthermore, this league is about results.

Davis hitting the ball hard right at defenders does nothing for the Mets. His inability to get hits consistently has hurt the team, and a lack of a position makes him hard to justify keeping if he can't hit.