Luke Weaver thriving through trade uncertainty as Mets weigh deadline decision

As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 24 teams either in a playoff spot or within 5.5 games of one, which means there were 24 teams that would welcome Luke Weaver to their bullpen. With trade rumors and reports swirling and plastered “on the front page of my Instagram or my newspaper that I don’t read,” Weaver said to laughs, a battle-tested pitcher continued to show that he can pitch through pressure. Weaver is enhancing his trade value — and his value to the Mets, who do not have to trade him — during a stretch in which the toss-up reality of his immediate future does not seem to matter to him on the mound. “It [was] certainly a lot harder in the past,” Weaver said about dealing with the uncertainty after firing another scoreless inning in a 3-2, doubleheader-opening victory over the Bra