11:42am: The Marlins are closing in on a trade of Rogers, Craig Mish of SportsGrid and the Miami Herald . At this point, there are still multiple teams bidding for his services, but it seems the Fish are close to selecting an offer and then turning their focus to the . 10:10am: The market for Marlins left-hander has picked up some steam this morning, Jon Heyman of the New York Post . Hes among a slew of Marlins who could potentially be moved before this evenings trade deadline. that the Mets are one team thats been talking to Miami about a deal for the 26-year-old Rogers. Rogers, the 2021 National League Rookie of the Year runner-up, has had a healthy 2024 season after mi sing the majority of the 2023 campaign with a biceps strain and considerable time in 2022 due to both back spasms and a lat strain. He hasnt been the same pitcher after navigating those health troubles, pitching to a 4.53 earned run average with diminished velocity (92.2 mph average fastball), strikeout (18%) and walk (9.7%) rates in 105 1/3 innings this season. That said, Rogers was legitimately excellent as a rookie. The former No. 13 overall pick (2017) burst onto the scene with 133 innings of 2.66 ERA ball, a 28.5% strikeout rate and an 8.4% walk rate. His fastball was averaging a much more encouraging 94.6 mph at the time, but Rogers has some track record, some pedigree as a former top pick and, perhaps most importantly, plenty of affordable club control remaining. The silver lining Jacob Amaya Jersey to those injuries (for the Marlins anyway) is that they limited Rogers time on the field and thus weighed down his price tag in arbitration. Hes earning just $1.525MM this season and is under club control for an additional two years. If a club feels they can coax another level out of Rogers even if its not all the way back to his 2021 form hes a highly appealing option. Even if another club is simply looking at him as a controllable and affordable back-of-the-rotation arm with a full slate of three option years remaining, however, theres some value in that as well. The Mets are a fit for just such a depth option in the rotation. Veterans , and lead a staff that also includes homegrown arms and . Its not long ago that there was some thought to the Mets actually trading away a veteran arm like Quintana even as they looked to remain in contention, but the outlook has changed dramatically in Queens with likely season-ending injuries to both ( ) and top prospect ( ). Rogers isnt nece sarily a concrete upgrade over Megill and Peterson at the back of s staff, although its always fair to wonder how a change of scenery might impact a talented but struggling arm like Rogers. But even if Rogers is indeed viewed as a pure depth play for the Mets, theres good reason to land that type of arm. With Scott and Senga now on the shelf and with veteran s recent DFA, the Mets dont have any other rotation options on the 40-man roster. Southpaw and righty are depth candidates in Triple-A after they both cleared waivers earlier this season, but thats not sufficient for a team targeting a postseason berth. Rafael Ortega Jersey