Fans of a certain generation will recall how the New York Mets successfully convinced the 2015 Atlanta Braves to send Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe north in an effort to deepen the roster. There was nothing flashy about the trade. However, both Johnson and Uribe were having solid seasons on the archrival Braves. Johnson had a .772 OPS with an ability to play multiple positions. Uribe’s was at .817. They were exactly what the Mets needed at a relatively low cost.
Way before this, in the time of dinosaurs and a time when Atlanta was in the NL West, the two clubs weren’t division foes.