Mets' Freddy Peralta leads eight projected trade chips with 50% problem

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The New York Mets are looking more and more likely to act as trade deadline sellers this season, as they've fallen well behind the pack in the NL East and the Wild Card.

If they do sell, it will be interesting to see who's actually on the move. Freddy Peralta is an obvious trade candidate, but who else could move?

Zachary D. Rymer of Bleacher Report revealed seven other trade candidates for the Mets, but there is one problem. Of these eight total trade chips, only 50% are likely to be desirable assets this summer.

Mets might have a problem with 50% of their trade chips

The eight players Rymer named as trade chips include their "best" trade chips in Peralta and Bo Bichette, and the rest, which include A.J. Minter, Brooks Raley, Kodai Senga, Mark Vientos, David Peterson, and MJ Melendez.

"There are some big names here, so it's ironic that Raley and Minter are the only ones that actually look desirable," Rymer writes.

Looking at all eight of these trade chips, the best ones are clearly Peralta and Bichette. But, Peralta will cost a lot to trade for as a cheap rental ace-level starter, and Bichette's massive $126 million, three-year deal won't be an easy thing to trade for.

Raley and Minter are reliever trade targets whom the Mets should trade if they're planning to sell this summer. They could bring back a decent return, but more importantly, they're the kind of players contenders will want to add.

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Unfortunately, when it comes to Vientos, Senga, Peterson, and Melendez, there's not likely to be much interest in these four options.

What this means is that 50% of the potential trade chips presented by Rymer aren't likely to be heavily desired by teams this season by the August 3 trade deadline.

There might be some interest, especially in Vientos as a right-handed slugger, but overall, it's a bit of a lackluster cast of trade chips for the Mets this season.

While the potential trade return for Peralta could make up for the lackluster returns, if there are any, from their other trade chips. But, as sellers, the Mets might not be able to get the desired returns on 50% of their trade chips this summer.