Mets trading Robertson to Marlins, sources say

The New York Mets have agreed to trade veteran reliever David Robertson to the Miami Marlins for a pair of minor leaguers, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday night.

Second baseman Marco Vargas and catcher Ronald Hernandez, a pair of Rookie League players in Miami's organization, head to New York to complete the trade, according to sources.

Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo said the Robertson trade "made it clear the direction we're going in" with the team six games below .500 after Thursday's 2-1 win over the Nationals.

"It's not a complete surprise. You knew this was a possibility," Nimmo said. "But it's setting in that this is the path that we're going down. That's never an easy pill to swallow. You can't sit here and say you that were completely blindsided by it. You had to know this was a possibility. You were just hoping that we could do enough in this last week-and-a-half or so to maybe give it a shot and go and see what we could do in the last two months. I think they kind of made it clear the direction we're going in. The rest of us just have to take in stride, keep going out there and try to win games."

Robertson, 38, has 14 saves and a 2.05 ERA this season for a Mets team that is 48-54.

The trade was first reported by The Athletic.