New York Post

Robust market for Reed, Cabrera

- By MIKE PUMA

SAN DIEGO — The Mets expect to make multiple trades before 4 p.m. next Monday, but a total houseclean­ing may not be imminent.

As it stands, team officials are confident in finding matches that would move Addison Reed and Asdrubal Cabrera by the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, but there is less optimism deals involving Jay Bruce, Lucas Duda and Curtis Granderson, among others, will be consummate­d, according to major league sources.

The market for Reed is the most robust, with the Dodgers, Red Sox, Nationals, Brewers, Rays and Cubs among the teams that could land the right-handed reliever, who is unsigned beyond this season and regarded as the Mets’ best trade chip.

In an attempt to extract the best return package while trying to win as many games before the deadline, the Mets could wait until the proverbial 11th hour to trade Reed, who has seamlessly handled the closer’s role in Jeurys Familia’s absence following surgery to remove a blood clot from his right shoulder.

The Mets also have multiple teams interested in Cabrera — he has been linked to the Mariners and Indians, but a major league official said there are other suitors involved — and expect to deal the veteran infielder.

Despite Jose Reyes’ recent surge offensivel­y, interest for the veteran infielder has been almost nonexisten­t, with Reyes’ drop-off defensivel­y cited as a significan­t factor.

Though Cabrera struggled at shortstop this season, he has appeared more comfortabl­e since shifting to second base last month and is viewed in the industry as a better utility option with a higher upside offensivel­y than Reyes.

A flooded market for power hitters has left the Mets uncertain whether they will deal Bruce, Granderson and Duda, all of whom are unsigned beyond this season.

If the Mets can’t find a satisfacto­ry deal for Bruce, they could look to keep him for the remainder of the season and then extend him a one-year qualifying offer that would give the club draftpick compensati­on if he signed elsewhere.

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