Mets are 'not close' to making drastic trade decisions that would end 2026 season

The New York Mets have had a bit of a rough season so far, with their 16-25 record being the worst in the National League East and worst in all of Major League Baseball.

It's not a secret that if things continue to go south for the Mets in 2026, this year's trade deadline might involve selling some of their players rather than buying talent to improve their playoff odds.

However, according to Robert Murray of Fansided.com, the Mets are actually "not close" to making such a drastic decision and selling off their expendable assets this year.

Mets are 'not close' to sell off despite 2026 disaster

"The Mets are not close to selling," Murray writes. "They have plenty of talent, the second-highest payroll in baseball, and want Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor to play together. They believe they can turn this thing around and fight for a playoff berth."

This is a very optimistic viewpoint of the Mets that Steve Cohen and David Stearns are likely taking. Their plan not to fire Carlos Mendoza is also evidence of such a mindset as well.

While the 2026 season has been a disaster thus far, the Mets brass believe that there's still time to turn things around, and the team becoming sellers is a way away.

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This mindset isn't exactly wrong, as the Mets, while way out of the race right now, could go on a run with there being over 100 games left this season, and become a viable postseason contender.

It's far from an easy path for the Mets, but at least for now, in the middle of May, it's too soon to write the Mets off as total failures in 2026.

Now, things could change if the rest of May and June go very poorly, then July and up until the August 3rd trade deadline might be the time for the Mets to sell some of their players.

But, until the Mets' season crumbles apart further, it looks like they are going to try to stay in the postseason race and refrain from selling at all this season, as Murray is reporting the team is not close to selling this year.

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