The New York Mets have made it clear that they need bats. On Friday, they acquired two bats that have change them into National League threats. 

According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post and Jon Morosi of FOX Sports, who broke the full trade, the Mets have acquired third baseman Juan Uribe and infielder Kelly Johnson from the Atlanta Braves. In return, the Mets got young right-handed pitchers John Gant and Rob Whalen. 

Uribe or Johnson are expected to take the third base position until David Wright comes back from injury. Uribe has played for the Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and the Braves. 

Over 1,709 career games, Uribe has hit .257/.303/.421 with 186 home runs and 771 RBI. He is known for contributing to the 2005 World Series Champions in the White Sox and the 2010 World Series Champions in the Giants. The veteran is in the final year of his contract and is making $6.5 million. 

This season, the 36-year-old has seven home runs and 17 RBI over 46 games this season with the Braves. With the Mets, Uribe is expected to get much more playing time. 

Johnson is batting .275 with nine home runs and 34 RBI this season. He is younger and should add more energy, while Uribe will bring experience and will be a mentor to the "young guys" in the Mets organization. 

The infielder has played for every team in the American League East during his career. Johnson is a lefty batter and has experience at first base, second base, third base, left field and right field. The Mets were looking to pick up Ben Zobrist, but obviously they went with Johnson because he is much cheaper. 

Johnson's best season came in 2010 with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He hit .284/.370/.496 with 26 home runs and 71 RBI. However, he failed to make the All-Star team. 

The Braves received Gant and Whalen. Grant has played five seasons in the Minor Leagues and owns a 26-19 record with a 3.39 ERA. Gant started 64 of the 67 games he has pitched in during his Minor League years. 

Gant has a 2.72 strikeout-to-walk ratio along with a solid 1.270 WHIP. The right-handed pitcher could make an appearance in the Big Leagues down the road this season. 

Whalen, who is also a righty, was drafted by the Mets in the 12th round of the 2012 MLB Draft. He has played in four Minor League seasons for the Mets, varying from Rookie ball to High-A. 

The 21-year-old is even more impressive than Gant. Whalen owns a 16-9 record with a 2.43 ERA over his four seasons in the Minors. He has an outstanding 1.075 WHIP and gives up just 0.3 home runs per nine innings. Whalen is the real deal and has the ability to be a No. 3 pitcher in a teams staff.