MLB Trade Deadline: 30 players most likely to move

15. Curtis Granderson, OF, New York Mets

The Mets have been ravaged by injuries this season, which have torpedoed what was expected to be a promising campaign. Starting pitching health has received the most ink, but injuries to Yoenis Cespedes and Michael Conforto have helped disguise one of New York’s other roster quirks: too many outfielders.

Mets manager Terry Collins was largely criticized early this season because he hadn’t cleared a spot in the everyday outfield for Conforto. With Cespedes, Curtis Granderson and Jay Bruce starting in the outfield from left to right, there was no room for the 24-year-old. However, Conforto was able to squeeze out enough playing time (largely because Cespedes spent time on the disabled list) to hit .284/.403/.542 with 14 home runs and 41 RBI in the first half, earning his first All-Star nod.

All four outfielders are healthy again, meaning the time is right to ship at least one of them out of town. Granderson and Bruce are the most likely to go given the fact both are scheduled to be free agents at the end of the season. And, since Bruce is 30 years old and has bounced back from an ugly second-half performance last season to hit 23 home runs this year, there’s a chance the Mets commit to Bruce beyond 2017.

That leaves Granderson as the most likely man out. The 14-year major league veteran is hitting just .232 this season, but has slugged .471 thanks to 13 home runs. Granderson is 36 years old, but is still athletic enough to play all three outfield positions relatively well. He’s below average in center, but not bad enough to do major damage.

A team like the Twins, whose centerfielder Byron Buxton has consistently struggled at the plate, makes the most sense. Granderson would also add a veteran presence to a young Brewers club in its postseason push as well.