ESPN gives Mets meh grade for MLB trade deadline deal for Brooks Raley

With the Philadelphia Phillies acquiring the relief pitcher from the New York Mets, the sports publication was left unimpressed.

Brooks Raley gives the Phillies and option to hold down the dangerous lefty bats of the Dodgers in the postseason.

It's another piece in a selloff that has also see the team deal away starter Freddy Peralta and reliever Huascar Brazoban ahead of Monday's 6 pm trade deadline.

Source: Phillies add reliever Brooks Raley in rare trade with Mets  ESPN

The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired relief pitcher Brooks Raley from the New York Mets in a major swap.

In a move to reinforce the bullpen, the Phillies turned to ... the Mets? On the heels of a larger trade for second baseman Luis Arraez and reliever Caleb Kilian from the Giants, the Phillies acquired lefty reliever Brooks Raley from the Mets for minor league right-hander Luke Gabrysh and outfielder John Spikerman, a ma