As the dust settled in the wake of the trade deadline on Thursday evening, David Stearns still had one more move to make: hopping on a virtual press conference to answer questions from the media.
The Mets had an adventurous twenty-four hour stretch, acquiring elite right-handed relievers Tyler Rogers from the Giants and Ryan Helsley from the Cardinals on Wednesday before completing a deal for Orioles’ center fielder Cedric Mullins on Thursday afternoon. Last Friday, they also acquired left-handed reliever Gregory Soto from Baltimore. In total, the Mets parted with ten minor leaguer players, as well as reliever José Buttó.