The New York Mets have managed to remain in first place, without getting a single start from ace Jacob deGrom and with fellow starter Max Scherzer on the shelf for an extended period as well. That’s very impressive. However, it doesn’t mean that New York can just stand pat at the upcoming MLB trade deadline. Quite the opposite. During an appearance on The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman of The New York Post, Mets president Sandy Alderson detailed the club’s biggest needs ahead of the deadline, per Audacy Sports.

“We’ve got among the lowest DH productivity in the game,” he said. “Take Alonso out of it and it’s been very poor. Is DH a spot that’s going to be highly-competitive in the marketplace? I don’t know, maybe, I doubt it. Doesn’t mean that some team in our division might not try to hold us up for a top prospect. But again, I think probably an opportunity to improve there.