In a July 2 article, ESPN's David Schoenfield made a case for why the New York Mets should work a trade for Baltimore Orioles closer Félix Bautista before this

The New York Mets enter the trade deadline looking for another starter to fill out their playoff rotation, and Zac Gallen is a great fit.

Manaea emerged as the ace of the Mets’ staff after tweaking his delivery last season. Turning to more of a side-arm slot, he pitched to a 2.70 ERA with 86 strikeouts during a 12-game stretch in which he tossed 76 1/3 innings. As a result, he was awarded a three-year, $75 million extension this winter.

Sproat has now tossed three scoreless starts in a row and has not given up a run over his last 18 innings of work.Read More: New York Mets' top pitching prospect named Player of the WeekSproat, who is ranked as the Mets' No.

That leaves David Peterson, Clay Holmes, Frankie Montas and Paul Blackburn. Over the weekend, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza indicated Blade Tidwell, another prospect, would make a start against the Milwaukee Brewers this week. Through three appearances (two starts) totaling 10 2/3 innings, Tidwell has allowed 12 earned runs.

The New York Mets’ frustrating doubleheader loss turned into a perfect meme moment with three Spidermen all pointing at each other. Was it Carlos Mendoza’s choi

During the first couple months of the season, it was a team strength, even though lefthander Sean Manaea hadn’t thrown a pitch because of an oblique strain suffered in spring training. The starting pitching options looked like an embarrassment of riches. The Mets were lauded for helping pitchers like Griffin Canning reach their potential.

Its Wednesday, July 9 and the Mets (53-39) are in Baltimore to take on the Orioles (40-50). David Peterson is slated to take the mound for New York against Tomoyuki Sugano for Baltimore.

As the New York Mets look to stay competitive in the NL East, a potential trade for Pirates ace Mitch Keller could bolster their injury-riddled rotation ahead of the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline.