Mets acquire Acuña's brother for star righty
The Rangers reached agreement on a trade with the Mets to acquire three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer on Saturday, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The Mets are receiving infield prospect Luisangel Acuña, younger brother of Braves star Ronald, from Texas in the deal.
The move means the Rangers are essentially replacing one former Mets ace with another, as Jacob deGrom, the $185 million prize of Texas' offseason, underwent season-ending elbow surgery in June. Scherzer is in the final guaranteed year of a two-year, $86.67 million deal, though he has a 2024 player option for $43.3 million.
Scherzer had one of his best starts of the season on Friday night, holding the Nationals to one run over seven innings with seven strikeouts, but the likely Hall of Famer has been uneven for most of the year, posting a 4.01 ERA with 121 strikeouts over 107 2/3 innings. He has been especially susceptible to the long ball, allowing a career-high 1.9 home runs per nine innings.
Texas entered Saturday in first place in the AL West, two games above the Astros, as the club attempts to reach the postseason for the first time since 2016, while the Mets sat at 49-54, 6 1/2 games out of the final NL Wild Card spot. More > |
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