Mets prepared to look for help at DH as trade deadline approaches

If any National League team appeared built to welcome the arrival of the designated hitter this season it was the Mets.

Now, with less than three weeks remaining to the trade deadline, if there is one team that could use a DH, it’s the Mets.

The Mets have been patient with Davis in particular, but haven’t been rewarded. Though still among MLB’s leaders in hard-hit ball percentage — he ranks in the league’s 99th percentile — Davis entered Tuesday’s game in Atlanta with a .241/.330/.355 slash line with three homers and 19 RBIs in 191 plate appearances. Smith has shown flashes of productivity since his return from Triple-A Syracuse, but overall owned a .248/.310/.429 slash line as play began.

Davis told The Post he met with general manager Billy Eppler in spring training and was informed he wouldn’t be traded. This after an offseason in which Davis, Smith and Jeff McNeil were possibilities to depart in trades. But Davis said he wouldn’t be surprised if Eppler changes course and trades him.

“I can’t really worry about playing time, my mechanics and the trade deadline, all three, or I am going to just get consumed with kind of a negative cloud, so I don’t really want to go down that road or get distracted when the team needs me out there to compete.

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