Yesterday, about two hours after the All Star Game ended, the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers completed the first major move leading up to this year’s July 31 trade deadline. And the Mets could be ready to make another one.

It has been rumored that outfielder Carlos Beltran could be dealt before the deadline, and according sources close to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports, the Giants are among Beltran’s most serious suitors.

Kevin Kernan of the New York Post writes that the Giants would love to put Beltran in left field, and that the Giants could deal pitching prospect Zack Wheeler to the Mets, who would have to eat most of Beltran’s contract.

Yesterday, we learned that Brian Wilson wants Beltran in San Francisco as long as he isn’t the one shipped to Queens for him. “He’s a pretty awesome hitter,” Wilson said. “I have no qualms about it. Come on over. I don’t want to be the guy that’s traded, though. OK? Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen.”

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