3 Mets trades we’re happiest the team avoided at the deadline

The New York Mets concluded a trade deadline with additions focused on their bullpen without the need to overpay top prospects for the acquired players. The organization was open to multiple scenarios and players. Still, the high asking price of the market for the selling teams made it impossible to make trades for high-impact players.

Players like Jazz Chisholm, Jack Flaherty, and Tanner Scott managed to change jerseys, while higher caliber players like Garrett Crochet, Luis Robert Jr., and Tarik Skubal were ultimately not traded. The Mets acquire an arsenal of relievers to improve the team's most deficient area, in addition to a left-handed hitter like Jesse Winker, working to improve their roster without making trades for excessively expensive or inefficient players.

The Mets avoided a massive trade for an inconsistent left-handed pitcher.

For the first half of the 2021 season, Trevor Rogers was a candidate for National League Rookie of the Year, posting an impressive 2.31 ERA with 122 strikeouts in 105 innings pitched before the all-star break. From this point, Rogers' career would begin to change. His family received a shock when he went through the death of his two grandparents and spent time retired in the season due to his mother's hospitalization for COVID-19.

From this point on, the inconsistencies in Rogers' results and time lost due to injuries have caused this player's value on the field to be depressed. The left-handed pitcher has seen how, season after season, his numbers do not reach a level like that shown in 2021, with a 2024 season where the highest level of hard-hit contact and the highest xERA of his career is allowed.

Despite these underwhelming results, the Miami Marlins managed to get an impressive return from the Baltimore Orioles for Rogers' services. Peter Bendix managed to maximize a perfect pitcher trading market and land Connor Norby, the Orioles' #5 prospect and borderline top 100, and Kyle Stowers, a proven power bat in the minor leagues.

Observing the return obtained by the Marlins and Rogers' performance, the Mets managed to avoid sacrificing their future for a pitcher who has not been able to find his level on the field. It was a good decision for David Stearns to give up business for Rogers.