Report: Mets will not sell or overpay at deadline

The Mets have lost six in a row, but are still taking a wait-and-see approach as the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline nears.

By Navin Vaswani

Jul 19, 2012 at 12:56 pm ET • 1 min read

The Mets have lost six games in a row -- all five since the All-Star break -- and eight of their last 10, but they won't be sellers at the deadline, and they won't overpay in any deal if they're buying, wrote ESPN's Adam Rubin.

Mets assistant GM John Ricco said there's no trade available right now that doesn't compromise their future.
The Mets don't want to make another Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano type deal.
Rubin notes that GM Sandy Alderson is only willing to part with Class A prospects right now, rather than prospects who could potentially make an impact with the Mets in 2013 or 2014.
The Mets acknowledge that they need bullpen help -- their 5.03 reliever ERA is the worst in the National League.
Alderson is interested in Francisco Rodriguez, and Huston Street, tweeted Andy Martino with the New York Daily News, but the Mets' recent losing streak may have changed things.
A scout recently said, "it's more than Grant Balfour standing between this team and a ring," Martino also tweeted.
On Wednesday, CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler tweeted that the Mets are among a number of teams showing interest in Royals closer Jonathan Broxton, who has 22 saves and a 2.14 ERA in 33 games.
On Tuesday, CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman wrote that the Mets have deemed prices for relief help -- Street and Rodriguez in particular -- a bit "too pricey" right now.