3 insane Mets trades that would hit the rewind button on last year's moves

2) The Mets trade Ronald Hernandez, Marco Vargas, and Jeremy Rodriguez to the Texas Rangers for David Robertson and Andrew Heaney

Those two ex-Marlins prospects along with Jeremy Rodriguez who was picked up from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Tommy Pham head off to the Rangers for David Robertson and starter Andrew Heaney. Heaney isn’t the best candidate to join the Mets rotation. It gets a little too left-handed for my liking. Maybe a separate trade involving Jose Quintana or Sean Manaea helps ease those concerns.

The three-player package should be more than enough to entice the Rangers to send the Mets Robertson and a starting pitcher of Heaney’s ilk. Michael Lorenzen, despite having an equal season as Heaney, doesn’t have quite the same magnitude of upside. The inclusion of Rodriguez in this deal might be a little too much for some Mets fans. Perhaps the Rangers can accept the trade without him.

The Rangers remain one of the more curious teams heading into the trade deadline as their exact mode has yet to be determined. A pitching staff flush with talent and guys having pretty years, it almost seems like a must for the Mets to make some sort of swap with them.

If a reunion with Robertson makes you sick because you hate rehashing old ideas, then look away from this last trade. Yet another member of last year’s trade returns.