MLB Trade Rumors: The Texas Rangers have acquired pitchers Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton from the St. Louis Cardinals, according to Jeff Passan on Twitter. To land the pair, the Rangers are giving up AA infielder Thomas Saggese, AA pitcher T.K. Roby and AAA pitcher John King.
Montgomery and Stratton are both free agent after the 2023 season. Montgomery, 30, is a lefthander who has a 3.42 ERA, 3.76 FIP and 4.28 xERA in 121 innings over 21 starts this year. Since the start of the 2021 season he has a 3.59 ERA and 3.68 FIP over 83 starts.