The Mets traded Lucas Duda, Addison Reed, Jay Bruce, and Curtis Granderson for a quintet of
hard throwing minor league relievers, so let’s check them out!
The
Mets have made five trades of note so far during the July/August hot stove
season of 2017, trading Lucas Duda, Addison Reed, Jay Bruce, Neil Walker, and Curtis Granderson in exchange for six right-handed minor league pen arms and a PTBNL. The trade market for Duda, Bruce, Walker, and Granderson was basically non-existent this season, and (depending on who you ask) the Mets
may not have been willing to eat salary for a better prospect return in some of those deals, so the
Mets chose to target minor league power arms that project to help in the
bullpen over the next few seasons.
