Eight Lessons to Learn From the MLB Trade Deadline

By Tom Verducci What we learned from a trade deadline unequivocally won by the Astros… 1. Mets owner Steve Cohen is playing by different rules.The Mets included up to $88.5 million in sweeteners in deals to make Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander go away. The two veteran pitchers wanted out of New York as soon as they learned Cohen was no longer “all in” on this season and the next. Cohen paid down their salaries not just to accommodate the two pitchers he recruited with a “win at all costs” promise, but also to ensure that he received top prospects in return from the Rangers and Astros. The …

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