Way too early trade deadline primer

At the start of June, it seemed like the Mets were on the fast track to the bottom of the standings and an eventual sell off. Instead, after a blistering June that has seen the offense post the best wOBA in baseball (.379, 152 wRC+) while going 16-7, they’re now firmly in the thick of the wild card race. Only 2.0 game separate the Mets from the Cardinals for the third wild card spot, with the Padres only a half game ahead of that in the second spot. A playoff spot is firmly within reach.

That’s an exciting turn of events of course but does muddy the waters as we approach the trade deadline. The team is currently too good to justify a full sell off of their many attractive rental pieces (Pete…