The Mets are willing to trade from a young infield group that includes Luisangel Acuña, Brett Baty, Ronny Mauricio, and Mark Vientos, according to The Athletic. With Francisco Li

The Mets need pitching, that is clear. Relief help and a starter. No argument there. But it isn’t their biggest need. The area that David Stearns has to upgrade most is his lineup.

The New York Mets have one of the best rosters in baseball, but they need another pitcher. They could find the perfect solution in a trade.

Raley, returning from Tommy John, offers the Mets both pedigree and experience. He's pitched in three separate postseasons, striking out over a batter per inning while pitching to a 4.73 ERA and 3.40 FIP across 13.1 innings.

The performance from these three New York Mets players should have the team looking at potential trade deadline upgrades even with them sticking around.

It’s been well-established that even with the return of lefty Brooks Raley on Friday, the Mets’ bullpen was a mess and a prime target to be upgraded by president of baseball operations David Stearns by the July 31 trade deadline.

The New York Yankees may not be planning the trade deadline moves that have long been speculated. While they came into the season needing a third baseman and continue to need one, that is not their highest priority anymore,

On Tuesday, Heyman called the bullpen the Mets' "big question" at the trade deadline and predicted that they would "get what they need" from the trade market to shore up that weakness. "Their (the Mets') one big question is the bullpen. Don’t blame their relievers, as they were probably worn down by overuse out of necessity," Heyman wrote.

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