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With several teams on the bubble as buyers/sellers, Mets officials view this weekend as a decision point for many. Team brass plans to ramp up the process beginning Sunday night, when more specific trade targets and scenarios will start being discussed among club officials.

The Mets promoted the sizzling catcher from Triple-A Syracuse ahead of a series opener against the Angels at Citi Field on Monday.

But in putting these packages together, the exercise was about only using players currently on the 40-man roster of the Mets. Admittedly, it wasn’t the easiest task because a good portion of the players the Mets have stashed in the minors present on the 40-man roster currently are ones who wouldn’t have any trade value whatsoever.

For the New York Mets, the return of Starling Marte couldn’t come at a better time—or with higher stakes attached. […]

For the second straight offseason, the Mets’ roster looks prime for turnover. This time, though, it’s for a completely different reason. Whereas the Mets lost many key contributors due to free ...

The New York Mets are going to add at least one more relief pitcher to the staff, possibly two. If it’s the latter, they’ll need to look at guys who can be sent