According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, New York Mets infielder Asdrubal Cabrera has drawn trade interest in August from at least one team. 

Cabrera is hitting only .253/.324/.381 with 20 doubles, nine home runs and 35 RBI in 408 plate appearances this year.

The Mets hold an option on Cabrera for the 2018 at $8.5 million that includes a $2 million buyout.

For Cabrera to be eligible for another team’s playoff roster, he must be traded by August 31.

Original Post – August 19

When he came off the disabled list and was informed he was moving to second base, Asdrubal Cabrera demanded a trade. Despite his having a team option, the Mets were more than willing to acquiesce to this demand. Fast forward one month.

With the Mets trading Curtis Granderson to the Dodgers, and rumors Rene Rivera will soon follow, this leaves Cabrera as the remaining piece of Sandy Alderson’s inventory. It’s irony at its finest.

While ironic, it is certainly understandable as Cabrera is a shell of his former self.

Judging from his -0.9 WAR, this is the worst year of his career. He’s on pace to have his worst offensive season setting career lows in OPS+.  He’s also struggled in the field posting a -9 DRS, which is the second worst mark of his career.

All of this may be due to the inquiries. Cabrera was on the disabled list for a second straight season, and the leg injuries have clearly left him limited. He no longer has the speed or range to be the effective player he once was.

There’s also the matter of the demand itself. We discovered earlier in the year, he refused a move to third to help the team. The move to second led to a trade demand. Overall, Cabrera has showed he was not willing to do whatever it took to help his team win games.

As a result, the Mets have not yet been able to satisfy his request by trading him. As the days pass, it seems more and more likely he’ll finish the year with the Mets. At that point, he may make be asking the Mets to pick up his $8.5 million player option. If he continues playing the way he has this season, the Mets picking up that option will be far from a guarantee.

In the end, Cabrera has gone from the players who wanted to be the first one out the door to the one holding the bags.