Who says you can’t make trades within your own division? Out of all 29 teams, the New York Mets have made more deals with the Atlanta Braves than anyone else.
Of course, the Braves weren’t always in the same division as the Mets. Despite being in a state that borders the Atlantic Ocean, the Braves were in the National League West in the pre-Wild Card era.
The 39 trades made with the Braves are more than any other team. Since the division change though, they’ve only made five of those deals.
The 1996 trade which sent Paul Byrd and Andy Zwirchitz to the Braves for Greg McMichael was the first.