How will the New York Mets dig themselves out of the whole they’re in?
This is a team with bad contracts and little chance of moving them. One way they could avoid overpaying these underperforming veterans is to let them go during the August waiver wire.
After July 31, trades are limited to players who clear waivers. We have seen a few big deals go down in this month. The epic deal between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers which unloaded a ton of salary on the latter happened in August. Last year’s Justin Verlander trade to the Houston Astros was another notable one.