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Mets could target AL slugger at trade deadline

Could the New York Mets make a move for this talented outfielder at the trade deadline?
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Apr 5, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. (88) picks up an RBI on a fielders choice double play in the fifth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-Imagn Images
Apr 5, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. (88) picks up an RBI on a fielders choice double play in the fifth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-Imagn Images | David Reginek-Imagn Images

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While the New York Mets have gotten off to a solid 6-3 start to the season, it isn't because their offense has been setting the world on fire.

Instead, their starting rotation has been the best in baseball to this point, their bullpen has performed well, and select players (such as Pete Alonso) have performed well enough at the plate so this point where the Mets have been able to win games.

One position where New York has received very little offensive production is center field. And in an April 7 article, Bleacher Report's Joseph Zucker conveyed one potential trade target for the Mets who could fit that.

"In terms of the Mets offense, the early returns from Jose Siri aren't great. He's batting .059 and slugging .118 through six games. Those numbers are bound to improve, but this is also a player with a career OPS (87) that's below the league average, per Baseball Reference," Zucker wrote.

"Maybe the stars align to where Luis Robert Jr. becomes a more attainable target for New York."

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This is not the first time that the Mets have been linked to Robert Jr., as he has commonly been considered a top potential trade target for them, since the Chicago White Sox's 2024 fire sale amid their historically bad season.

Robert Jr. has started the 2025 season slowly, posting a .061 average, .444 OPS, and just 1 RBI to this point. However, there's no question that he's extremely talented and can catch fire at any point.

is there a chance Robert Jr. could be playing in Queens by the end of the trade deadline? It definitely seems possible.

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Grant Young covers the New York Mets and Women’s Basketball for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco, where he also played Division 1 baseball for five years. He believes Mark Teixeira should have been a first ballot MLB Hall of Fame inductee.

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