NEW YORK -- The Mets aren't playing well at the moment, and they're five games under .500 with about a month left in the regular season.
In 2020, that means they're still very much in the postseason hunt, so they went ahead and added some help at the trade deadline.
The Mets acquired infielder Todd Frazier and catcher Robinson Chirinos from the Texas Rangers on Monday, and they also made a trade with Baltimore for right-hander Miguel Castro. Texas receives two players to be named, and New York also will get $358,209 in the deal involving Texas plus $1 million if Frazier's $5,575,000 option for 2021 is declined, which would cover the cost of his $1 million buyout.