Mets' Trade Deadline Was 'Huge Gamble' Per Roundtable's Podcast

The New York Mets are coming off a dominant sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates, but the club is still dead last in the National League East.

The Mets are in the midst of one of the most disappointing seasons in the franchise's history. After going all-in on the roster last offseason, the Mets have completely unraveled and become one of the biggest sellers among major league clubs at the trade deadline. 

Entering Friday, the club sits at 50-66 and a whopping 20.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves for first in the division. 

Our trio of Bob, Peter and Lucas is all incredibly disappointed, as are most Mets fans. Still, Peter has faith in the organization and believes success will come in the near future. As Bob notes, New York still has superstar outfielder Juan Soto and shortstop Francisco Lindor to build around, and now the plethora of minor leaguers acquired at the trade deadline.  

Lucas dives into the trades made earlier this week, beginning with right-hander Clay Holmes and left-fielder Tyrone Taylor, who were sent to the Chicago Cubs for SS Jefferson Rojas.

Rojas climbed up to the No. 2 prospect in Chicago's farm system and is the only top 100 prospect that the Mets traded for at the deadline. 

Next up is the righty Freddy Peralta, who was moved to the Tampa Bay Rays for righty Gary Gill Hill,  outfielder Aiden Smith and shortstop Émilien Pitre -- who are all prospects. 

The Mets also traded righty Luke Weaver to the Pirates, receiving cash and another SS, Sammy Stafura, in return. Lucas thinks this was a good trade for both sides, with New York taking advantage of Weaver's strong season and Pittsburgh adding a talented reliever to its bullpen. 

New York also made a rare in-division trade to their rival Philadelphia Phillies, sending left-hander Brooks Raley and receiving outfielder John Spikerman and righty Luke Gabrysh. 

Lastly, the Mets traded southpaw A.J. Minter to the Minnesota Twins for SS Bruin Agbayani and 3B Billy Amick and righty Huascar Brazobán to the Chicago White Sox for RHP Gabe Davis and RHP Zach Franklin.

In the bigger picture, the Mets took advantage of a lost season and flipped major league-ready talent for prospects that could see the majors in the coming years. 

General manager David Stearns had an incredibly busy deadline and might have set up New York to get back to the top of the league soon.

However, as Lucas mentions, trading for prospects is always a gamble. Time will tell if these moves will pay off for New York, but the firesale was an essential move.