3 New York Mets who won’t survive the trade deadline and why

1. Ronny Mauricio, SS

Ronny Mauricio has been one of the top prospects iin the Mets organization for quite a while and he’s making it clear at this point that, at 22 years old, he’s ready for the bigs.

Playing with Triple-A Syracuse this season, Mauricio has been a monster, slashing .338/.378/.551 with seven home runs but 33 RBI to go with an unreal 23 doubles and two triples. This has all been over just 54 games. Put simply, the Dominican signed in 2017 by New York has started to put it all together.

The big question for the Mets, though, is where in the world they would put him in the majors? He’s played shortstop to this point in his career primarily, but that’s obviously a role occupied by Francisco Lindor, who is under contract with the club until 2031. For as promising as Mauricio is, that’s not happening any time soon.

Meanwhile, it has been discussed that Mauricio, given his 6-foot-3, big frame, could move to third base. But that doesn’t make his path to the majors any easier with Baty and Vientos up in the majors already.

If the New York Mets are going to be aggressive at the trade deadline and potentially pursue some big names, then they are going to have to pay the price to do that. Mauricio’s lack of a clear path to the big-league roster right now makes him an ideal top trade chip for the organization to float out there as the centerpiece of any blockbuster deal they plan to pull off.