Mets urged to lose games for obvious reason, but it doesn’t change as much as it should

With how poorly the New York Mets have played this season, the front office decided to move on from multiple contributors at the Major League Baseball trade deadline. It was an unfortunate situation the Mets found themselves in, but David Stearns did the right thing.At 49-66 and 20.5 games back in the National League East, as well as not having much of a chance in the National League Wild Card, it wouldn't have made sense for the Mets to do anything but sell. Some are starting to take it even a step further, however, suggesting that New York should take the next step: lose games on purpose to get better odds for the top pick in next year's draft.“The Blue Jays and Mets currently have the 24th- and 25th-best records in baseball, respectively. That would give them 3.03% and 4.54% odds for th