The New York Mets are sliding down the standings. At the end of July, the Mets were at the top of the NL East, in a tight division race with the Philadelphia Phillies. Just over two weeks later, the Mets are a whole five games out of the division and are clinging to a Wild Card spot. The Mets had an opportunity to prevent this downfall. This one roster move could have potentially drastically changed their month.
That move would have been moving Clay Holmes to the bullpen and going after another starter, rather than acquiring Ryan Helsley from the St.