Mets / Rangers

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Mets receive:
SS Jefferson Rojas (Cubs) $0.3 1st
www.fangraphs.com/players/jefferson-rojas/sa3018571/stats?position=2B/SS

Rangers receive:
C Ben Rortvedt (Rays) $0.5 2nd
RP Reed Garrett (Mets) $0.5 2nd
OF Colton Ledbetter (Rays) $0.3 1st
www.fangraphs.com/players/colton-ledbetter/sa3022897/stats?position=OF
C Julio Zayas (Mets) $0.3 1st
www.fangraphs.com/players/julio-zayas/sa3021234/stats?position=C/3B

Caps:
Mets -$1.3 / $71.8
Rangers +$1.3 / $99.8


Rojas acquired: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/8055/rangers-royals
Rortvedt acquired: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/7121/mets-brewers
Garrett acquired: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/post/53133/thread
Ledbetter acquired: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/7919/rays-mets
Zayas acquired: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/post/51588/thread
Rojas dropped on Fantrax


I'm buying some MLB depth on the strength of some small-sample performance, and hoping that it's not a mirage. Ledbetter and Zayas are a bit of insurance to make sure that I don't end up with nothing if the MLB guys turn back into frogs at midnight.
Rojas is high upside and a Fangraphs pick-to-click. I've seen some overreaction theatre towards his hot start to 2024 that touts him as a possible top 50 overall prospect of the future, but the combination of immediate depth when I've had holes in my active lineup and replacement prospect upside to backfill the loss on the farm is enough to get me to push the button.
Thanks Conor

[Mets GM (Conor)]

Mets confirm. I reached out about Rojas because he may be a sweet spot prospect that hits for average and power while sticking up the middle.

I am definitely buying high and may be getting fleeced here, but I'm also selling high on Rortvedt and Garrett. I hope I'm trading spare parts for a future star. I could also be trading productive players for nothing. Well, sometimes you gotta roll the dice! And I have a feeling about Rojas. Thanks Stephen!

Players dropped in Fantrax.

[St. Louis GM (Bert)]

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[Brewers GM (Bill)]

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[Marlins GM (Dan)]

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[Mets GM (Conor)]

Roster updated.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Updated

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

I believe Garrett should actually be a 1st.
Could someone in TC please check and confirm before I update my roster? Thanks

[Astros GM (Adam)]

May 4, 2024 5:23:29 GMT -5 Rangers GM (Stephen) said:

I believe Garrett should actually be a 1st.
Could someone in TC please check and confirm before I update my roster? Thanks

You are correct. Garrett is a 1st.