The New York Mets made significant additions prior to the MLB trade deadline, but there are still tweaks that they must enact to ensure a strong October arrival.

Specifically, New York has to figure out how to best utilize starter Clay Holmes going forward and also find a way to balance their lineup in a fashion that will challenge opposing pitchers from a strategic perspective.

It could be said that the front office has long understood that solving these challenges could be the key that unlocks another deep playoff run. They did not opt to trade away top prospects for a starting pitcher, and instead chose to add bullpen help and lengthen their lineup.

“I think that is the story of this deadline for us,” Mets general manager David Stearns told SNY. “Our amateur talent and acquis

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