The Mets‘ first half went how nobody expected. The blue and orange finished the first half at 42-48 and are entering the second half seven games out of the final wild-card spot despite having the highest payroll in baseball history.
The team’s struggles have led to many debates about what general manager Billy Eppler will do at the trade deadline.
The Mets have only made one major trade this season when last month, the blue and orange announced that they had traded Eduardo Escobar and cash considerations to the Los Angeles Angels for RHPs Coleman Crow and Landon Marceaux.