Sandy Alderson and his lieutenants have done plenty to fortify a contender and yet there is more to do.
Before the end of this month — and, really, the sooner the better — the Mets general manager must acquire another late-inning reliever.
This is particularly frustrating because at the dawn of the season the Mets obtained Jerry Blevins and Alex Torres and in the past few weeks Tyler Clippard and Eric O’Flaherty. They have reached down into the system for power arms, notably Hansel Robles and they hope soon again Erik Goeddel.
But their core plan to have a powerhouse end game down the stretch has flitted away with Blevins falling off a curb, Jenrry Mejia falling off the drug wagon and Bobby Parnell falling victim to the ups and downs of returning from Tommy John surgery.