New York Mets general manager, Brodie Van Wagenen, decided to make unnecessary trades on August 31 in an attempt to save his job when Steve Cohen purchases the team. He brought in a 36-year old back up catcher hitting .119, reliever Miguel Castro and someone he did not even pursue in free agency in Todd Frazier.
Todd Frazier with a brief response when asked if the Mets pursued him at all last offseason in free agency:
"The answer to that," Frazier said, "is no.