Will Sammon of The Athletic recently reported that New York could deal from its infield depth to fill other needs. The Mets have a quartet of young, cost-controlled contributors in Brett Baty, Mark Vientos, Ronny Mauricio and Luisangel Acuña to dangle on the market.

New York Mets prospect Drew Gilbert continues to give the front office reason to reconsider a pursuit of an impact

He's in the middle of a woeful season, though on a hot streak at the plate, so how might an injury throw a wrench into the Sox' trade-deadline efforts?