Though it was immediately overshadowed by disgusting revelations about the team’s now-former general manager, the Mets did make a notable trade Monday, acquiring Joey Lucchesi from San Diego. The meat-and-potatoes of the deal involved Joe Musgrove heading to the Padres for a handful of prospects, but the Mets were able to jump in and snag a cheap starter with major league experience in exchange for prospect Endy Rodriguez.
Signed for just $10,000 during the 2018 July 2nd (J2) signing period, Rodriguez is close to a total unknown. He could be an athletic, switch-hitting catcher with good contact skills that has the defensive chops to stick behind the dish and ranks in the top 10-15 prospects in the system, which is where Fangraphs had him last January.