PITTSBURGH — Devin Mesoraco had been with one team his entire career and was stunned when he learned he was being traded by the Reds after 11 years with the organization.
Should he be dealt for the second time this season, the Mets catcher won’t be caught off-guard. He probably won’t be upset, either.
Though the Mets may not part with any of their starting pitchers before Tuesday’s non-waiver trade deadline, the last-place team’s sell-off could continue with more easily negotiable trades, which could include Mesoraco, and/or Jose Bautista, and/or Wilmer Flores.
Mesoraco, an impending free agent who was acquired in the May 8 trade for Matt Harvey, knows if he is dealt before the Mets return to the field in Washington Tuesday night, he’d likely be joining a playoff contender, as Jeurys Familia and Asdrubal Cabrera recently did.