6 Best Mid-Season Acquisitions in Baseball

by Rob Joyce
When the Mets traded for Tigers’ outfielder Yoenis Cespedes at the non-waiver trade deadline on July 31, they knew they were getting a power bat to spark their otherwise-inept lineup (they were last in the league in runs scored and were hitting .234 as a team). What the front office couldn’t have ever imagined, though, was how spectacular the 29-year-old would be. In 42 games with the team entering Wednesday, Cespedes is hitting .309 with 17 home runs and 42 runs batted