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The New York Mets are off to a mediocre start for the 2026 season, sitting at 3-3 and third place in the NL East. If this continues, they’ll need to make some trade deadline acquisitions to shake things up.
FanSided’s Austin Owens proposes that at the deadline, they should call up the Chicago White Sox for their All-Star outfielder Andrew Benintendi, who would bring some needed pop to the Mets’ lineup, whose only true slugger at the moment is Juan Soto.
“Benintendi was an All-Star in 2022 and is quietly coming off back-to-back 20 homer seasons. That power has come at the expense of some contact and on-base ability, but adding him to a contending team in need of some more pop like the New York Mets could be a game-changer. The Mets need someone else who can hit the ball out of the ballpark, and they would likely be willing to give up quite a bit for Benintendi if they feel they have a real shot at winning a World Series come July. We have seen from recent decisions (signing Juan Soto and letting Alonso walk), that Steve Cohen is not afraid to make aggressive moves,” Owens wrote.
So far this season, Benintendi is hitting .200/.250/.200/.450 with one RBI in five games. However, it’s early in the season, and if his last couple seasons set a precedent, he’ll be fine. Plus, at the minimum, he brings a Gold Glove to the outfield for New York.
Benintendi is also on year four of a five-year, $75 million contract. So, the Mets would only have him for a year and a half at most, and then they could simply let him walk in free agency.
Hopefully, the Mets start to pull it together anyway, but they should still keep this trade on their minds if they want to make their team as strong as possible.
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