With approximately a week and a half left before the MLB trade deadline, rival evaluators say they admire the New York Mets’ farm system, noting its improvement, quality and depth. It is deep in terms of sought-after pitchers and up-the-middle position players.

The New York Mets need to add pitching ahead of the trade deadline, but there's a chance they also pursue Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan.

And yet they sit just half a game out of first place in the NL East and hold the second wild-card spot, behind only the Cubs (-554 to make the playoffs, per Caesars). A plethora of pitcher injuries have left the Mets short on arms at times.