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Beltran has apparently put the kibosh on any trade to an AL team. Says he wants to stay in the NL to play in the field and he's familiar with the pitchers.
He gave the Mets a list of 7 NL teams he'd accept being traded to when there are probably 8 NL teams in realistic contention. Most are blindly assuming that the excluded team is the Pirates for whatever reason, but its a non-issue since they aren't going to get him.
It's probably down to the Giants, Phillies, and Braves...all of whom seem unwilling to part with much because Beltran's contract forbids the team from offering arbitration (aka no draft pick compensation). A shame really, most years the top hitter on the trade market can always get you a big haul.
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