Mets turn the page on disappointing season with trade deadline overhaul complete
CLEVELAND — Six trades later, the Mets makeover is finished.The organization’s final tally as Monday’s 6 p.m.trade deadline passed was seven players jettisoned over five days and 11 prospects imported.
If nothing else, president of baseball operations David Stearns was active in overhauling a roster that has been MLB’s most disappointing this season.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.
Such is life for a team that assembled a $380 million payroll for this season but has cratered to a 47-66 record and last place standing in the National League East.Any hopes of a revival were dashed with a plunge into the abyss in late June that forced manager Carlos Mendoza’s firing.It left the Mets as sellers at the trade deadline for the second time in four seasons.“I believe it was the right thing to do given where we are in this season to make these decisions,” Stearns said on a video call.
“These are not easy decisions, and our goal is to move the organization forward in the best way possible to ensure that we have a far better season next and each season beyond.”On a whirlwind Monday, the Mets completed their final four deals of the trade season involving major league players.The two most noteworthy trades occurred in the late afternoon: Clay Holmes and Tyrone Taylor were dealt for the Cubs’ No.
2 prospect, infielder Jefferson Rojas.It followed the trade that sent Luke Weaver to Pittsburgh for the Pirates’ No.
9 prospect, infielder Sammy Stafura.The Mets are sending about $8 million to the Pirates as part of the deal.Earlier in the day, the Mets traded Huascar Brazobán and Brooks Raley to the White Sox and Phillies, respectively.
From the White Sox, the Mets acquired Chicago’s No.18 prospect Gabe Davis, a right-handed pitcher, and Zach Franklin, an unranked right-handed pitcher.
From the Phillies the Mets acquired Philadelphia’s No.27 prospect...