With sixteen players currently on the injured list, not including the potential addition of Johneshwy Fargas after his injured his shoulder last night, the Mets have been forced to dip well below what anyone could have reasonably expected just to field a team in recent days. And while speaking to the media before the team’s game last night, acting general manager Zack Scott said that the Mets are open to adding players given the circumstances. So let’s take a quick look around the league for players who could help.
This early in the season, there probably aren’t a ton of teams looking to make moves, but there are a few teams with awful records: the Orioles, Tigers, Twins, Pirates, Rockies, and Diamondbacks.