It’s not been a fast start to the season, but the Mets remain a talented team that figures to feature prominently in the playoff picture. Nevertheless, there are holes on the roster that could probably use filling. Early season trades are rare, but they do happen, and it doesn’t hurt to start scouring the market early for potential trade candidates. Right now, there are two areas the Mets should be targeting; the bullpen and the infield.
The bullpen’s lack of depth hasn’t been exposed yet in what has been an encouraging start, but there’s still a lot of injury and performance risk tied up in Edwin Díaz, Miguel Castro, Jeurys Familia, and Seth Lugo.