3 Potential Trade Destinations for NY Mets’ Brett Baty

A way, way back in 2023, New York Mets fans were excited about the potential of Brett Baty as their 3rd baseman of the future. Of course, history has been re-written in Queens, and Mark Vientos now has that spot locked up into the future.

Baty, on the other hand, has struggled to make his mark in his major league chances, batting just .215 in 602 plate appearances over the past couple of years. He has an OPS+ of just 70. On the other hand, the former top prospect (once ranked 21st overall in baseball) has continued to show power in the minors, and slugged 16 homers with 45 RBIs in just 62 games at Triple-A this year, with an .854 OPS.

So smart teams around the league have been calling on Baty's availability. This offseason could be the time to move him for the Mets.

We look at three potential fits for Baty as a trade destination, as noted by Zachary Rymer of Bleacher Report.

Seattle Mariners

Third base has been a black hole for the Mariners for years, and they could use a young gun at the position with some potential. And as a trade partner for the Mets, they make sense, as starting pitching is the M's strong suit, while New York could be losing 3/5ths of its rotation to free agency this winter.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Ke'Bryan Hayes has been a big disappointment at third for the Bucos, mainly because of health problems. His back has been a recurring issue, and he had the worst season of his young career. But he does have an eight-year, $70 million contract that he signed in April 2022, that was the richest the Pirates have ever handed out. It's unlikely they'll give up on Hayes just yet, but with first base another position of concern, if they were to bring in Baty, one of them could switch off the hot corner and move across the diamond.

Detroit Tigers

While the surprising Tigers have some good young talent spread around the diamond, third base is not one of their strong suits heading into next season. Perhaps they add another potential young stud to this team on the rise, to take over the hot corner.