The first big move that new Miami Marlins' general manager Peter Bendix made this offseason was acquiring some players from his former organization, the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Tampa Bay Rays traded utility man Vidal Brujan and relief pitcher Calvin Faucher to the Miami Marlins on Friday. The Rays received infielder Erick Lara, 17; right-hander Andrew Lindsey, 24; and a player to be named.
The Miami Marlins swung a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for a right-handed pitcher and more notably, an infielder who could still have some upside in the tank.
Houston pitcher Hunter Brown is facing quite a challenging task Wednesday night: Stop the hottest team in baseball for the second straight game.
One area the Rays targeted for improvement from last year was the club’s performance against right-handed pitching. The season is still young, but the early results are encouraging. The club is 14-2 and hitting a collective .276/.364/.544 against righties for a 155 wRC+ so far.
A Brujan trade would represent a sell-low situation. He’d have value but wouldn’t fetch an astronomical return after a down rookie season and other teams’ knowledge of the Rays’ lack of leverage.
A top prospect, Brujan struggled through his first extended stay at the big league level.
Baz will end his 2022 season with only 27 innings pitched over six starts, as arthroscopic elbow surgery and an elbow sprain limited his ability to get onto the mound.
Drew doesnt have a great start, and a critical error kept this game out of reach. After a 3 game sweet of St. Louis, Rays look to keep the streak going against the Minnesota Twins.
The Rays have placed infielder Yandy Diaz on the COVID-related injury list, according to team broadcaster Neil Solondz.
The team’s first pick in 2021 hit his first professional home run last week. Since there still haven’t been a lot of games, something to keep an eye on is Vidal Brujan’s health.
Durham has been in action since Tuesday, and the other three full-season affiliates open Friday. With the rest of full-season baseball set to open Friday, the Rays finished announcing rosters for their affiliates.
When Joey Wendle was traded this past offseason, I don’t think anyone was surprised. Sure, he was coming off of an All-Star caliber season and a return to his rookie year form, but it’s the Tampa Bay Rays’ way to trade assets that start rising in costs from arbitration.
Meadows hit .234/.315/.458 with 27 home runs over 591 plate appearances in 2021, bouncing back from a rough 2020 season that saw him post only a .667 OPS over 152 PA.
While he might be a good roster fit for the Rays, is Margot a fit for $5 million?
Adding Wendle unquestionably improves the roster but does so while creating enough agility for general manager Kim Ng and her staff to cast a wide net in their further offseason pursuits.
Vidal Brujan remains the No. 3 prospect in the organization in what may be his last season as a prospect. Previous winner OF/IF Vidal Brujan (S/R, 5’10
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A great game to bring Vidal to the big leagues. This has not been a great stretch of games for the Clevland baseball club, going 1-9 over their last 10 games, and facing off against a Rays club four games back of the top spot in the AL East.
Additionally, the Rays placed OF Manuel Margot on 10-day IL The Tampa Bay Rays have promoted 2B/OF Vidal Brujan and LHP Ryan Sherriff from Triple-A Durham, designating one of them as their 27th man for Wednesday’s double-header against the baseball team from Cleveland.
Bruján, 23, will become the latest arrival to a Rays infield that has already welcomed Taylor Walls and Wander Franco this season.
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