As the Mets continue to search for starting pitching help, they had been discussing a trade for Marlins left-hander Trevor Rogers, but he was ultimately dealt to the Baltimore Orioles, according to multiple reports.
In a seller’s market, the prices to obtain starting pitchers via trade ahead of the 6 p.m. deadline have been astronomical at times, including the package the Houston Astros sent to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for Yusei Kikuchi, who is a free agent after the season.
Rogers, 26, is under team control through the 2026 season and is making just $1.53 million this year. The left-hander is arbitration-eligible each of the next two seasons.
He has had an uneven 2024, with a 4.53 ERA (4.42 FIP) and 1.52 WHIP to go along with a career-low 7.3 strikeouts per nine.
Rogers’ best season came during his rookie campaign in 2021, when he had a 2.64 ERA and 1.15 WHIP and made his first and only All-Star team while finishing second in Rookie of the Year voting.
If the Mets swing a trade for another starting pitcher, it stands to reason that pitcher would take the rotation spot of Tylor Megill.
Meanwhile, the Mets need starting pitching help beyond this season, which would make trading for someone with years of control remaining (like Rogers) sensible.
Of the current members of the starting rotation, only David Peterson and Megill are under team control beyond 2024.
Kodai Senga, likely out for the regular season due to a calf injury, is under contract through 2027.
Christian Scott has become a wild card of sorts, with him planning to rehab and return later this season from a UCL strain, but with Tommy John surgery a possibility if that goes sideways.