Mets Evaluating Potential Trade for Elite Twins Reliever Griffin Jax

Griffin Jax, the 30-year-old right-handed reliever for the Minnesota Twins, is a highly attractive trade deadline candidate being considered by contenders like the Mets, Dodgers, and Phillies, largely due to his 'eye-popping stuff' and club control extending through the 2027 season. Despite his 4.09 ERA this season, Jax boasts elite underlying metrics, including a 1.91 FIP, a 2.88 expected ERA, a league-best 41.1% chase rate, and 99th percentile whiff and strikeout rates. The Air Force Academy graduate, who posted a 2.03 ERA last year and has accumulated 5.1 WAR since 2022, effectively uses an 88 mph sweeper and an 86-plus mph changeup, and has maintained a stellar 2.04 ERA since a brief struggle in April.