It’s the almost the end of August. In baseball terms, it’s also the end of the period in MLB in which players can be traded and still be eligible to compete in the playoffs.
The New York Mets can use the next five days left in August to shed some payroll and add a few quality prospects into the organization.
It’s obvious, the Mets aren’t making the playoffs this year. The way they look now, it’s unlikely they get there in 2019, too. They aren’t suddenly getting flush with cash like the Yankees or Dodgers, which means improvement has to come from within.