The New York Mets were one of the most active teams at the MLB trade deadline. They added much-needed bullpen help and a couple of bats to help stabilize the batting order.

Two of those trades, Cedric Mullins and Ryan Helsley, were expected to impact New York’s chances in what was a tight NL East race, and a potential Pennant. However, both acquisitions have been disasters and have not helped the Mets win any games; in fact, those two players have probably helped the Mets lose more games than they’ve won.

Mets’ president of baseball operations, David Stearns, recently spoke about the additions.

David Stearns sends an honest message about additions

Nobody could have predicted that both players would struggle so mightily, but with both players expected to test free agency following this season, the Mets gave up a lot of prospect capital for two rental additions.

In a recent article by the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, David Stearns gave his honest assessment of the two deals.

Regarding Cedric Mullins, Stearns believes that he is an above-average player who has been unable to find his footing while in New York. Mullins is hitting .174 in 92 at-bats and has just one home run. His OPS+ with the Mets is 60, which is well below average.

Stearns also noted that players are going to have ups and downs throughout the season, and that’s what he believes has been the case with Ryan Helsley. Helsley has a 10.50 ERA in 12 innings with the Mets since the trade on July 31.

There are just under 20 games left in the MLB regular season, and if the Mets want to keep their hold on the final Wild Card spot in the NL, they will need to see some contributions from both of these players down the final stretch of the season.