SAN DIEGO — The AL West-leading Texas Rangers continued to load up on pitching Sunday by buying left-hander Jordan Montgomery and reliever Chris Stratton from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The deal got here a couple of hours after Texas introduced the addition of three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer from the New York Mets. Also on Sunday, the Rangers positioned ace Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day injured checklist with a proper forearm pressure, retroactive to July 27.
Texas despatched left-hander John King, minor league infielder Tommy Saggese and Double-A right-hander T.Ok. Roby to the Cardinals. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Rangers designated right-hander Joe Barlow for project.
“I’ve heard nothing but great things about the guys in Texas,” Montgomery mentioned, earlier than referring to widespread Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux. “Having Mad Dog there can be nice.
“I was kind of prepared for it. Just excited to join the new team. It’s been fun being here. Stratton is one of my best friends here – it’s great having that.”
Montgomery is 6-9 with a 3.42 ERA in 21 begins for last-place St. Louis, with 108 strikeouts in opposition to 35 walks. He can turn into a free agent after this season.
Stratton is 1-1 with a 4.36 ERA and one save in 42 reduction appearances, with 59 strikeouts and 17 walks.
“I look forward to seeing these guys. They’re going to help us and make us a better ballclub,” Rangers supervisor Bruce Bochy mentioned after the San Diego Padres clinched a three-game sweep with a 5-3 win over Texas.
The Cardinals are final within the NL Central, 13 video games underneath .500.
“This is a day that we were hoping would never happen in a sense of having to break up our club, having to focus on the future,” basic supervisor John Mozeliak mentioned. “But over the course of the last two weeks, we were really taking a hard look at what the trading deadline can do for us.”
St. Louis additionally despatched hard-throwing reliever Jordan Hicks to the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league right-handers Adam Kloffenstein and Sem Robberse.
“I feel pretty good about what we acquired,” Mozeliak added. “This group has some upside. These guys are going to come out and compete right away. They’re people that are going to be pitching at our upper levels. This year has not gone as we planned. We want to focus on 2024 and beyond.”
To get Scherzer, the Rangers despatched highly-rated infield prospect Luisangel Acuña to the Mets. He is the youthful brother of Atlanta star Ronald Acuña Jr.
Scherzer waived his no-trade clause to finish the deal, and the Mets will ship money to Texas. The pitcher additionally agreed to decide in on the ultimate 12 months of his contract in 2024 at $43.3 million, based on studies that mentioned the Mets have been paying about $35 million of the remaining $58 million on the right-hander’s contract.
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