The San Diego Padres are finalizing a transfer to acquire the ex-governor of Cy Young, Blake Snell, from the Tampa Bay Rays by pitcher prospect Luis Patiño the receptors Francisco Mejía and Blake Hunt and the launcher Cole Wilcox, dijeron fuentes familiarizadas con el Acuerdo an ESPN.
The cane, which is subject to medical reviews, sent to Snell, from 28 years, to the Padres and agreed exactly with the months after the day of Game 6 of the World Cup, in which he launched only 5 1/3 brilliant entries. The Tampa Bay season ends with the game and the Los Angeles Dodgers series.
The aggressiveness of the Padres has spread through the middle of conversational conversations throughout the winter. While discussing possible issues with Yu Darvish of the Chicago Cubs and Sonny Gray of the Cincinnati Reds, his attention was drawn to Snell, who was paid $ 39 million over the next three years.
Tampa Bay, with its history of traveling to the best launchers including James Shields, David Price, Chris Archer, will receive a significant boot for Snell’s Cambio. Patiño, 21 years old, the cabeza of the negotiation, a derecho of 6 pieces with a right that is at 97 mph and a slider considered between the best of the minor leagues. In 17 1/3 entries this time, registered an effect of 5.19, poncho to 21 and stove to 14.
Mejía, 25 years old, is a great prospect who lives in degradation in San Diego, but he is an ambitious player with power. Wilcox received a $ 3.3 million voucher, a record for a third-round pick, after being sacked by Georgia in the draft this year. Hunt, of 20 years, is the least known of the four, but caused impression in the instructional league this year and is a great receptor (6 pieces 3 pulgadas, 215 books) cuyo swing, dijeron the evaluators, have the opportunity to make that suba fast in the classification of prospectuses.
The Athletic was the first to report that the Iranian players to the Rays in the match.
This marks the second big change from San Diego to a launcher in the last six months after acquiring Mike Clevinger, of the Cleveland Indians. Lance only 19 entries for the Padres antesitar a surgery of Tommy John, but it is hoped that regression of the lesion in the code for the time 2022.
Including Sin Clevinger, the Padres scored with a strong rotation while intent on beating the Dodgers in the Western Division of the National League. Snell accounts with the response of Dinelson Lamet, Zach Davies, Chris Paddack and a panoply of potential holders No. 5, including MacKenzie Gore, considered the best prospect for the second launch of the baseball.
The rotation depth of the Rays has received a significant wave, with the Snell cambio in Atlanta Braves contracting free agent Charlie Morton. Tampa Bay offers a great pitcheo profundity and has the best baseball system in baseball, encapsulated by the Wander Franco campo, the number one prospect in the Top 100 of Kiley McDaniel.