The Mets Grabbed Headlines for the Wrong Reasons on Trade Deadline Day Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - August 1, 2018August 1, 20180 When the Mets decided they could compete next year and that’s why weren’t trading Jacob deGrom or Zack Wheeler, they promptly went out and lost 25-4 to the Washington Nationals. The likelihood of the Mets signing Jacob deGrom to a team-friendly deal after the season he’s having is the longest of