MLB insider expands on Mets' fire-sale mindset after trading David Peterson to Cubs

Understandably, New York Mets fans assumed that the team's trade of struggling left-handed starting pitcher David Peterson to the Chicago Cubs for infield prospect Cole Mathis late Wednesday night signaled the start of a fire sale that pessimistic Mets fans have been expecting for weeks, if not longer.

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