Mets trade David Robertson to Marlins for two minor-league players
The New York Mets have traded reliever David Robertson to the Miami Marlins, the staff introduced Friday.
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The Mets obtain two minor-league place gamers in return from the Marlins — infielder Marco Vargas and catcher Ronald Hernández.
Robertson has pitched a powerful marketing campaign with the Mets, taking on because the staff’s nearer after Edwin Diaz suffered a season-ending damage through the World Baseball Classic.
The 38-year-old has a 2.05 ERA, 14 saves in 17 alternatives, and 48 strikeouts in 44 innings pitched.
When requested about the potential of being traded, Robertson wasn’t thrilled by the thought of becoming a member of one other staff mid-season.
“I’m not excited about it,” Robertson mentioned in an interview with Newsday. “I prefer it right here. I’m not enthusiastic about it. It’s simply what occurs. If they transfer me, it’s as a result of the group sees a must, to make them higher. If they do, I’m going to finish up on a staff that basically desires to have me. And I’ll most likely find yourself in a really related function that I’m in now, a high-leverage scenario.”
“If it happens, it happens,” Robertson continued. “I’ll pack up everything and figure out where to go and figure out which hotel we’re going to live in and all that crap. Cars getting shipped. It’s just a mess. It’s a mess for a family.”
After occurring a significant spending spree final low season, the Mets sit 17 video games again of the Atlanta Braves for first place within the NL East and 7 video games again of the ultimate wild-card spot.
The Marlins are 10.5 video games behind the Braves within the NL East however are half a sport behind the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies for the ultimate wild-card spot.
