Rarely will a Major League Baseball team find themselves in the postseason with a group of players exclusively obtained through the draft. Even in leaner transaction years, there are some big preseason moves made to enhance the organization’s odd. The New York Mets know the impact one move can make.
Since the team came into existence back in 1962, they have made ten trips to the postseason with at least one visit per decade. Many times, a recently acquired player was a major reason why.
Going through each of the postseason trips, I’m going to examine which transaction was the most important for the team.