According to Jon Heyman of Today’s Knuckleball, the Baltimore Orioles have shown an interest in acquiring Curtis Granderson from the New York Mets, but they have not shown much interest in Jay Bruce.
Both Mets outfielders are on expiring deals, and both players are best suited to playing right field. Mark Trumbo was the Orioles primary right fielder last year. The All-Star hit .256/.316/.533 with 47 homers and 108 RBI. The Orioles made him a qualifying offer, which he rejected and it’s believed the Orioles are not interested in a reunion with Trumbo.
Last year, Granderson, 35, hit .237/.335/.464 with 30 homers and 59 RBI. Granderson spent most of his time in right field, but he was forced to move to center due to Yoenis Cespedes‘ quad injury and the acquisition of Bruce. He is due to make $15 million during the 2017 season.
Bruce, 30, is coming off a year where he hit .250/.309/.506 with 33 homers and 99 RBI in this time split between the Reds and the Mets. Bruce mostly struggled in his 50 games as a Met hitting just .219/.294/.391 with eight homers and 19 RBI. Despite these struggles, the Mets picked up Bruce’s $13 million team option.
