It's hard to advocate trading away contributors from a team that's only four games back, but it's hard to not be at least a little pragmatic about it. If a team can't win a series against the Pirates or Nationals -- just one of the series -- they shouldn't entertain thoughts about taking down the Mets.
Still, that relatively slim deficit is some mighty sparkly pyrite. I don't think the team will be dismantled, but I think the losing streak might have kept Jonathan Sanchez a Giant.