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- Updated: August 10, 2016
NEW YORK — When the Mets acquired Neil Walker from the Pirates last December, the move appeared temporary. Dilson Herrera was arguably already set to take over the starting second base job, and with Walker due for free agency after the season, it seemed only natural that Herrera would become the starter at that time.
But the landscape changed once the Mets included Herrera in their non-waiver Trade Deadline deal for Jay Bruce — so much so that Mets general manager Sandy Alderson plans to reach out to Walker’s agent between now and the end of the season to gauge his interest in a contract extension.
“Neil’s had a very nice season for us, no question about that,” Alderson said. “And certainly he’s been very productive over the last couple of weeks, at a time when we’ve needed that productivity with some of the injuries and other issues. I have not had any conversations with his agent to this point. I expect that there will be some conversations before the end of the season. … He’s been very instrumental in the level of success that we’ve had.”
In particular, Alderson …
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