The Mets continue selling off everything that isn’t nailed down, and with about an hour to go before the deadline, they swung a big deal.
New York is sending starter Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor to the Cubs in exchange for top infield prospect Jefferson Rojas. It’s the kind of trade that signals Chicago is going for it, while the Mets are in full retool mode, with GM David Stearns attempting to reverse some of his biggest mistakes.