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Latest On Mets Corner Outfield Situation

By Jeff Todd | July 24, 2015 at 5:34pm CDT

The Mets were pushing to deal for Brewers outfielder Gerardo Parra up until last night, Marc Carig of Newsday reports on Twitter, building upon a prior report from Andy Martino of the New York Daily News (via Twitter). When the deal could not be made, per the reports, the club instead went ahead and promoted Michael Conforto to take the roster spot of the DL’ed Michael Cuddyer. (Note that a team source denies the report to ESPN.com’s Adam Rubin, on Twitter.)

It’s not clear whether the two teams are still in talks, though Mets GM Sandy Alderson made clear earlier today that adding Conforto does not necessarily change the team’s shopping plans (via Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com). “This is not indicative of how aggressive or less aggressive we’re going to be,” Alderson said. “This is somewhat independent.”

Certainly, the equation has not changed much in the interim, so continued talks would seem to make sense. Parra has put up a somewhat uncharacteristically excellent .317/.355/.510 slash this year, creating broad interest in his services. That may not be sustainable, but he’s always been a solid hitter with a top-notch defensive reputation. For the Mets, presumably, Parra would step into the everyday lineup now and serve as an active fourth outfielder once Cuddyer returns.

One other name worth at least watching as the Mets look to get help to a sagging offense is Josh Reddick of the Athletics. Martino says that the club inquired, but was not given the impression that Oakland was too keen to deal him. Reddick fits roughly the same profile as Parra: both have top-regarded gloves, good left-handed bats, and playing at peak form this season. But Reddick has a higher offensive ceiling, is cheaper (in terms of 2015 salary), and comes with another season of control.

It remains to be seen how much flexibility New York truly has in structuring a deal. While insurance money relating to David Wright’s extended absence won’t free baseball ops resources, Alderson said that the team can take on some salary. (Via Mike Vorkunov of NJ.com, Twitter links.)

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  1. seamaholic

    8 years ago

    The chances of Parra having a bad second half are just so so large. I wouldn’t give up much for him.

    Reply
  2. sampsonite168

    8 years ago

    I’m pulling for Conforto but I’m not at all surprised to see the Mets doing whatever it takes to avoid spending money.

    Edit: I may possibly stand corrected, as Jim Bowden is saying they may be getting Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe from Braves.

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    • Matt Galvin

      8 years ago

      Today? What does the Brewers want for him?

      Reply
  3. max

    8 years ago

    Barring injury, the Mets have no room for Montero. Just send him to Milwaukee for Parra or SD for Upton and be done with it. Adding 2 bench players in Kelly Johnson & Juan Uribe due absolutely nothing to make that abysmal offense even slightly better

    Reply
    • milwaukeebeers

      8 years ago

      Not interested Montero apparently has zero value now according to Michael Barron

      Reply
    • Andy Repinski

      8 years ago

      Dom Smith and mets can have Parra.

      Reply

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