As the World Series grinds toward a conclusion, it’s worth noting that the Braves and Astros have something in common the Mets could learn from, no matter who winds up being their primary decision-maker on the baseball side.
That is, both teams largely fixed broken parts of their ballclub at the trade deadline with aggressive deal-making, and they did so without giving up Top 10-type prospects.
You’ve surely heard by now about how Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos re-made his entire outfield by acquiring Joc Pederson, Eddie Rosario, Adam Duvall, and Jorge Soler, all of whom have had a major impact, both in leading the ballclub’s late-season surge to the NL East title and delivering during this postseason.