NY Mets trade deadline is looking more lopsided one round into the MLB playoffs

There was plenty of movement for the New York Mets at this summer’s trade deadline. After one round of the MLB playoffs, not many are left standing.

Freddy Peralta helped the Tampa Bay Rays earn a bye so he’s still around. Huascar Brazoban’s Chicago White Sox drew the Houston Astros and managed to brush them aside quickly in the Wild Card round. Aside from them, there aren't any major players traded this summer still around.

It’s not just that the Mets happened to deal with teams who were eliminated earlier this week like the Chicago Cubs. Their elimination took down Clay Holmes (didn’t pitch), Tyrone Taylor (one at-bat), and David Peterson (1.2 innings in relief). The circumstances surrounding all Mets players who were dealt kind of followed this theme as many hardly had a chance at a championship or being a part of a run on a team now cooked.

The Mets trade deadline has become lopsided in favor of New York

Luke Weaver and A.J. Minter didn’t even see the postseason with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins predictably struggling to keep pace in their respective Wild Card races. The Pirates at least get Weaver for another year. The Twins rented Minter in exchange for power-hitting prospect Billy Amick and Bruin Agbayani who has barely played professionally, but ranks well enough in the Mets system to make him more than the son of a fan-favorite.

It gets interesting when we revisit the whole idea of Holmes not even pitching for the Cubs in the playoffs. Brooks Raley was left off of the Philadelphia Phillies roster. A 7.94 ERA in the regular season for them, it’s almost understandable. This is a trade that has quickly swung back in favor of the Mets with Luke Gabrysh already in Double-A albeit suffering from some early failures (a 6.88 ERA in 4 starts). Regardless, Philly is left with nothing.

Despite still hanging around, Brazoban was not excellent in his first postseason appearance for the White Sox. He retired one of the three batters he faced and surrendered a hit and hit a batter. It was only his second ever playoff game. His only other came with the Miami Marlins in 2023.

Because only one champion can be crowned, this isn’t a unique Mets story where the trade deadline moves are aging better than expected. What feels different is how the odds have shifted against it so rapidly. Two really good relievers missing the playoffs, two not even getting into a postseason game, etc. took care of that awkward moment when a popular ex of ours has success.

Peralta was almost always the top choice to go from the Mets to a 2026 contender and have an impact. The Rays begin the ALDS series against the New York Yankees on Saturday, Drew Rasmussen named the starter. We should definitely see Peralta in the series. He was the AL Pitcher of the Month for September and riding that hot waver is necessary in a short series.

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