Insider pinpoints lefty reliever as Mets top trade target

The July 31 trade deadline is now less than two weeks away. And while most of the actual trade action takes place in the final few days before that deadline strikes, there's no doubt that the New York Mets are already busy making calls and assessing what the market is looking like before deciding who to pursue.

What's exceedingly clear is that New York needs to add at least one high-level reliever in order to shore up their bullpen for the postseason. Since the team's starters don't typically pitch late in games, the relief corps has been asked to throw the 7th-most innings (371) in all MLB to this point in the 2025 campaign.

Adding a southpaw reliever will be a top priority. And during a July 17 live stream with Bleacher Report, Jon Heyman of the New York Post listed one lefty who makes a lot of sense for the Mets.

"On the Mets front, [it's] bullpen, bullpen, bullpen, what else? I mean, the guys are worn down. They were great in the first part of the first half, and they've slowed down," Heyman said.

He later added, "Look, the Mets absolutely need bullpen help, particularly a left-handed [pitcher]. Danny Coulombe, he's gonna be interested by the Mets."