lucky charms casino Mets listed as trade deadline winner after several blockbuster moves

phjoinThe New York Mets enter the month of August leading the National League East by a half-game over the Philadelphia Phillies. They made several key moves at the trade deadline to boost their chances of a postseason run.

peso888The Mets were busy in upgrading their bullpen, landing Tyler Rogers, Ryan Helsley and Gregory Soto. They also acquired Cedric Mullins to boost their outfield.

c9tayaThe rest of the season looks promising for New York as they try to maintain their lead in the NL East over the Phillies. They'll hope for a deeper run after their NLCS loss last October.

Will Leitch of MLB.com listed six winners of the trade deadline, and the Mets were among them.

'The Mets, for all their talent and all that payroll, had clear holes: The bullpen, center field, the back of the rotation. They didn’t help out the rotation much, but they took care of the other two quite nicely,' Leitch wrote.

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The Mets were certainly very busy at the deadline this year. Their biggest moves were the ones they made to beef up the bullpen.

They now have three high-leverage arms that can serve in the closer's role if need be and also have a strong set up option in Soto. They certainly have built a roster capable of winning a World Series title.

Mullins should help them out in center field as well. The NL East will be a tight race down the stretch.

It will certainly be interesting to see if the Mets can pull away from the rest of the pack in the division and potentially even secure home field advantage through the playoffs.

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