"Jeff McNeil is Jeff McNeil — it is not some random player," Francisco Lindor said. "He is very valuable to us." ...

McNeil just recently made his season debut, but still has some trade value as a consistently solid player on the middle of the infield. He has a .257/.332/.380 slash line over the last three years ...

McNeil’s increasingly unfavorable contract knocks down his value a lot on the trade market. The Mets would probably need to eat a part of his deal in order to get anything of value in return.

The Mets value McNeil’s bat and versatility ... in which he spent significant time on the injured list, McNeil was a trade possibility last winter. He was also involved in an altercation ...

And Smith's poor performance and lack of a full season track record means his value is lower than McNeil's, who teams view as an attractive trade target given his résumé, despite a rough ...

“I’m trying to hit it hard,” McNeil said Tuesday night, after his 10th-inning single lifted the Mets to a 5-4 ...

McNeil also provides tons of value with his versatility ... and then requesting a trade, pitcher Aaron Civale is headed to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Andrew Vaughn.

Second base will continue to be his primary home on the diamond, but McNeil has shown in the past that he’s a capable third baseman, left fielder or right fielder, which only adds to his value ...