Mets planning for now and later as Gregory Soto trade nets potential postseason weapon

Source: New York Post

See Also MLB trade deadline 2025 big board: Latest rumors from insiders Joel Sherman, Jon Heyman The Mets are playing simultaneous games as the trade deadline approaches, trying to bulk up to make the playoffs/win the division and attempting to improve their World Series odds. The addition of Gregory Soto on Friday threaded that needle in their view — a reliever for now and later. The Mets have nothing assured, but have pretty strong odds on making the postseason for consecutive years for just the third time in their history and – in the best outcome – winning the NL East for the first time since 2015 with one of the two best NL records to gain a first-round bye.