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By Steven Shrager
It’s a very small sample, yet it says a lot about how the Met organization is structured. A number of starting players were dealt away before the trade deadline, and it appears that that some solid not too far from prime-time players were received in exchange. At least that’s the hope. There are those on social media who blame the Mets for giving up. Others who openly blasted our two nearly Medicare age pitchers for waiving their no-trade clauses and giving the impression that they were jumping ship to play for a contender. It’s all about perspective. Any way you look at it, if the Mets had not done a dump for prospects, they would have received nothing for those approaching free agency. Even taking on multi-millions in payments for those who were traded away can be seen as being fiscally prudent. We are all thankful for an owner with extremely deep pockets.
Just a little bit more than a year ago the Mets were buyers at the deadline and perhaps one of the biggest knocks on Billy Eppler was that he failed to bring in any difference makers. Only one of those players is on the roster this season, and his inability to play anything but the LH DH leaves a lot to be desired. Contrast that to 2015 when they added Yoenis Cespedes who immediately lifted the team to new heights. They also added three veterans, each of whom contributed to the march to the world series.
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