Fansided · Jul 18, 2025
Collapsing NL team would make a great trade partner for NY Mets
With the Diamondbacks on the wrong side of the playoff picture, David Stearns should have Arizona on speed dial.
New York Mets v Arizona Diamondbacks | Norm Hall/GettyImagesEver since Major League Baseball expanded its playoff format in 2022 the trade deadline has seen an oversaturated market of buyers. It’s good for the game to have more teams vying for a playoff spot but also drives the price up for the few sellers. As the New York Mets put on display in 2022, one deadline as sellers can make all the difference in turning around a prospect pool. Less than a month until the deadline, those teams on the bubble are running out of time to decide on how that want to operate.