The Mets have been getting calls from teams interested in trading for infielder Brett Baty, reports Mike Puma of The New York Post.
Baty had a mostly lost season for New York in 2024.
After winning the third base job out of spring training, Baty hit just .225/.304/.325 with four home runs, three doubles, 16 RBI, and 15 runs scored in 49 games through May 30. Along the way, Baty lost the starting job to Mark Vientos on May 15. And Baty received just two big league at-bats after May 30.
From June 9 on, Baty spent the remainder of the year with Triple-A Syracuse, and also dealt with a broken finger at the end of August that cost him most of the final month of the minor league season.
Before the injury, Baty excelled for Syracuse, posting an .853 OPS over 230 at-bats while smacking 16 home runs.
Baty, who will be entering his age-25 season in 2025, has yet to find any consistency at the plate over parts of three big league seasons.
He got some exposure at second base in the minors last season, making 27 starts there — so he’s more versatile than he was entering last season. But it’s possible Baty could soon get squeezed out of the Mets’ plans — especially if free agent Pete Alonso re-signs.
If Alonso returns, the Mets will be set at first base, third base (Vientos) and shortstop (Francisco Lindor). As far as second base, Jeff McNeil, Luisangel Acuña, and Ronny Mauricio are among the options on the 40-man roster.
Throwing another wrinkle into things could be the expected in-season arrival of top prospect Jett Williams, who profiles at second base or center field since he’s blocked by Lindor at shortstop.
In a world where the Mets don’t re-sign Alonso, it’s conceivable that they could shift Vientos to first base and give Baty another shot at third.
If the Mets trade Baty this offseason, they will be selling low. But if a team is aggressive enough to offer something in return that David Stearns deems worth it, it’s not hard to envision Baty getting dealt.
