The Rays are the buyers and the Marlins are the sellers as the trade season begins:
The Marlins have agreed to trade shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria to the Tampa Bay Rays for a pair of fringe prospects on Monday as the first step in what could turn into a major roster rebuild for Miami.
The trade of Hechavarria, which is pending medical reviews and had been rumored for days, came as no surprise.
With rookie shortstop JT Riddle settling into an everyday role for the Marlins, the slick-fielding Hechavarria — and the approximate $2.35 million still owed to him this season — became expendable.
The Rays ranked 15th in the majors in shortstop defense at FanGraphs. The rank fifth in the majors at overall shortstop WAR. So this is not really fixing a weakness. Hechavarria is not a good offensive player, but might serve the team well as a late inning defensive replacement, or insurance against an injury to one of the infielders.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2sKbwFs
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