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MLB.com cites a baseball source as saying the Washington Nationals are targeting the Mets OF Carlos Gomez and RHP Mike Pelfrey this off-season.

The Nationals want to get younger ("We want to get younger [with a player like Gomez]," the source said.) but the only player they have who the Mets have been publicly linked with is Chad Cordero.

I don't think the Mets would deal either Gomez or Pelfrey for Cordero.

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Another player of interest to the Nationals is Mets prospect, rhp Kevin Mulvey. Ken Rosenthal reports, "The Nats would like to trade for another young, major league-ready starter — and the Mets' Kevin Mulvey and Twins' Kevin Slowey both fit that description. However, the Indians' Lee would be a more established option. Nats outfielder Ryan Church, a left-handed hitter coming off a 15-homer, 70-RBI season, continues to intrigue many clubs."