It’s David Stearns’ time to shine. With his team sitting 0.5 games back of the Phillies for first place in the N.L. East and hanging onto the second N.L. Wild Card spot, the Mets are poised to be buyers at the trade deadline for a second consecutive year. As the deadline looms ten days away, let’s look back at when the Mets have bought over the course of the past decade to remember the deals that worked, the deals that failed, and the deals that are still playing out on the field.
Acquired: Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson, Tyler Clippard, Yoenis Cespedes,
Dealt: John Gant, Rob Whalen, Casey Meisner, Michael Fulmer, Luis Cessa
It’s hard to think of a better, more balanced quartet to acquire at the trade deadline than Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson, Tyler Clippard, and Yoenis Cespedes — and that’s not just because we’re looking through N.