India does trade deals in its national interest and is not bound by deadlines, Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, reacting to a question about whether the country would reach a trade deal with the U.

That the Mets are asking this much out of their leverage relievers, each in back-to-back appearances no less, in early July spells out what has become clearer and clearer this past week. The Mets cannot afford to wait until the trade deadline to make a move.