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Clubs appear to prefer Granderson over Bruce
- Updated: December 6, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — As the first day of the Winter Meetings drew to a close, the Mets reached something of an impasse regarding their desire to trade an outfielder. After spending Monday talking to the Orioles and other teams about potential deals, the Mets came away believing clubs are more interested in Curtis Granderson than Jay Bruce.
That does not jive well with a Mets front office that vastly prefers to trade Bruce, with an eye toward using Granderson on a regular basis in center field.
“It’s still early,” general manager Sandy Alderson cautioned Monday afternoon.
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The market for outfielders, however, is nonetheless beginning to take shape. Multiple reports on Monday revolved around the Mets’ interest in Orioles reliever Brad Brach, a 2016 American League All-Star who posted a 2.05 ERA while striking out more than 10 batters per nine innings. But one Mets source shrugged off the notion that the Mets would trade a 30-homer outfielder such as Granderson for a one-inning reliever — even one with …
