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If everyone’s for sale, these teams should probably call the Mets

By Brad Berreman

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 08: Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets in action against the New York Yankees at Citi Field on June 8, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the Mets 4-1. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 08: Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets in action against the New York Yankees at Citi Field on June 8, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the Mets 4-1. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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1. Milwaukee Brewers

After a couple significant offseason acquisitions (Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain), the Brewers are atop the NL Central by a half-game over the Chicago Cubs entering Wednesday’s action. But they have multiple areas they could address in order to have staying power in the race, with a mid-to top-tier minor league system to deal from.

The Brewers could look to bolster an already strong bullpen for the stretch run, and the Mets have ample options to help out there with Familia of possible particular interest. A veteran bat could also be on the radar, and the Mets have some options to offer there too (Frazier, Bruce and Bautista).

Milwaukee will get Jimmy Nelson (shoulder) back in due time this summer, and Zach Davies is slated to start a rehab assignment as he works his way back from a lingering shoulder issue. But neither is a playoff race shifting ace, and Chase Anderson, Jhoulys Chacin, Junior Guerra and Brent Suter have filled out a middle of the pack starting rotation thus far.

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It was 10 years ago, but the Brewers made a major move to add C.C. Sabathia as the trade deadline approached on July 7, 2008. It worked out very well too, as he went 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA over 17 regular season starts (seven complete games-three shutouts) to help end a long playoff drought. This time around, Syndergaard or deGrom could be the big trade acquisition to keep Milwaukee toward the top line of the NL Central standings.

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