Rangers To Acquire MacKenzie Gore

The Nationals are sending left-hander MacKenzie Gore to the Rangers for a package of five prospects, per various reports. The five players are shortstop Gavin Fien, right-hander Alejandro Rosario, first baseman/outfielder Abimelec Ortiz, infielder Devin Fitz-Gerald and outfielder Yeremy Cabrera. Gore and Ortiz are the only players with 40-man spots, so no corresponding moves should be necessary with one 40-man guy going in each direction.

Jon Heyman of The New York Post first reported Gore was headed to Texas. Jeff Passan of ESPN first laid out the five-for-one framework. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News first reported Fien’s inclusion. Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post first…