BVW: Don’t expect big trade splash

Don’t expect any big splashes from Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen before next Monday’s trade deadline.

Van Wagenen, who traded prospects for Marcus Stroman at last year’s deadline, said Monday he expected a quieter deadline around MLB — and in Queens, as teams figure to be cautious due to the uncertainty of the season.

“We’re gonna be very careful,” Van Wagenen said Monday in a Zoom call. “I think the aggressive approach we’ve taken in the past is not something we will eliminate from a possibility, but we recognize we’ve got a 30-game season effectively — less than that — once the trade deadline comes and goes, and so we have to be responsible for the future of the organization and still be opportunistic in ways to improve the club.”

The Mets were coming off three straight wins when they received news of the two positive COVID tests, which postponed the final game in Miami as well as a threegame series against the banged-up Yankees.

Van Wagenen is hoping the return from the injured list of Michael Wacha and David Peterson from shoulder injuries will bolster the rotation and Jake Marisnick coming back from a strained left hamstring will provide outfield depth.

“We feel we have a number of players who could be trade deadline-type acquisitions for us,” Van

Wagenen said.

And that’s leading him to be cautious.

“We’re not gonna feel like we’re in tremendous pressure to make a move just for the sake of making a move,’’ Van Wagenen said. “We feel like we’ve got some depth on the team. We feel like we’ve got some guys returning to health that can help us, and if there’s something to do in the short term that gives us some degree of upgrade over a particular position, we’ll look to do it.”

They’ve had discussions both internally and with other teams, but Van Wagenen said they have primarily been to get an early read on what other organizations are looking to do.

“That process has started, but we don’t have anything on the horizon at this point,’’ Van Wagenen said.