Jake Burger is at the transfer from the Miami Marlins to the Texas Rangers, who obtained the right-handed energy bat in change for 3 possibilities on Tuesday night time.
Burger returns to the American League following one complete season in Miami through which he hit 29 house runs. The Marlins obtained Burger prior to the industry closing date in 2023 from the Chicago White Sox, and the 28-year-old is beneath contract for the following 4 seasons.
Texas traded infielders Max Acosta and Echedry Vargas and left-hander Brayan Mendoza to Miami within the deal.
Vargas was once ranked the No. 17 within the Rangers’ machine by way of MLB Pipeline, however the shortstop had 27 mistakes in 86 video games on the place final season and may just transfer to 2nd base. He additionally performed 10 video games at 2nd.
Vargas spent the season at Unmarried-A and turns 20 in February. He had 29 stolen bases and produced a slash line of .276/.321/.454 with 24 doubles, two triples and 48 RBIs in 2024.
Acosta, additionally a center infielder who essentially performs shortstop, was once added to the 40-man roster in November and was once an Arizona Fall League All-Megastar following a powerful season at Double-A Frisco. The 22-year-old had 8 house runs and 23 doubles in 104 video games at Frisco in 2024.
Mendoza, 20, began 17 video games on the Magnificence A degree with a 2.18 ERA in 90 2/3 innings together with 5 reduction appearances.
Burger has a .251 batting moderate in 344 occupation video games.
He hit 9 house runs in 53 video games with the Marlins in 2023.
Burger entered MLB as a 3rd baseman and has performed first base whilst serving as a delegated hitter. He had back-to-back seasons with 34 house runs with the White Sox in 2022 and cut up between Chicago and Miami in 2023.
He was once drafted by way of the White Sox within the first spherical of the 2017 draft and debuted within the majors in 2021.
–Box Degree Media
