Why a Mets fire sale at trade deadline is unlikely per MLB insider

The New York Mets recently traded David Peterson to the Chicago Cubs, and the team is looking increasingly likely to be trade deadline sellers this season.

Why wouldn't that be the assumption, considering they've already dealt from their big-league roster? Well, it might not be such a simple question for the Mets.

MLB insider Mark Feinsand for MLB.com shared how the Mets might not conduct a fire-sale, let alone act as sellers this season.

Why Mets might not conduct a fire sale at trade deadline

"First, I'm not so sure the Mets are even going to be sellers, let alone ready for a fire sale," Feinsand writes. "...Second, if they DID decide to sell, what pieces are they actually going to be able to move?"

Feinsand isn't so sure the Mets will sell at all this season, even though they've traded Peterson; they could still keep the bulk of the roster together and pursue a Wild Card spot.

With players like Bo Bichette, Marcus Semien, Devin Williams, Luke Weaver, and others under contract for multiple seasons, it's going to be hard for the Mets to trade away some of these stars for quality returns this summer.

Freddy Peralta might be an obvious trade candidate if the Mets sell, but a full-blown fire-sale doesn't seem likely since the Mets don't really have the path to sell most of the roster.

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As Feinsand writes, "The Mets may wind up being sellers, but I don't see any huge fire sale on the horizon. To me, there's a better chance of them buying than doing that."

Even if the Mets want to conduct a fire sale, it might not even materialize with a lack of interest in aging, expensive, and struggling veterans being the players the Mets could deal this summer.

The Mets might be better off parting with their impending free agents, but beyond that, it's hard to imagine the Mets being able to justify a fire sale considering their lack of trade chips and how this team really needs to be contending next year, not years from now.

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