Jefferson

Rojas

Rojas has been one of the better prospects in Chicago’s system for the last few years, which makes him an interesting pickup for the Mets as they jettisoned a pair of impending free agents. The 21-year-old middle infielder has batted .270/.339/.461 with 15 homers and 17 steals over 91 games in Double-A this season.

This is a big one. Chicago came into the trade deadline desperately seeking starting pitching help and they’ve seemingly came away with Holmes in addition to veteran Kevin Gausman. They paid a steep price to land the impending free agent as Rojas is one of their better infield prospects. The emergence of Pedro Ramírez as an everyday option at the highest level seems to be what made him expendable. Holmes looked sharp in a pair of recent minor league rehab outings and should step into Chicago’s new-look rotation by mid-August, if not sooner. Taylor feels like a throw-in, but he’s been sizzling-hot at the dish lately and provides the Cubs with a lefty-mashing bench option for the home stretch.