Left-handed pitchers Jeffrey Springs and Jacob Lopez have been traded to the Athletics as the Rays get RHP Joe Boyle, 1B/3B/OF Will Simpson, RHP Jacob Watters, and the team’s Comp-A draft pick, which falls between the first and second round of the coming draft.
-Springs shined in 2022, posting a breakout season with a 2.46 ERA across 33 appearances (25 starts)-Springs’ 2023 campaign was cut short due to an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery after just three stellar starts-He returned late in 2024 with seven starts that were enough to show he’s on track to form.
Joe Boyle: 6’7’’, hard throwing righty, exceeded rookie limits in 2024. Great stuff but almost no control.
-had the worst BB% among qualified pitchers at 17.7% last year, and consequently had the lowest Chase rate at 19.3%.
-He tops out at 100 mph on his fastball, and has a slider and curveball that also grade in the 60’s on the 20-to-80 scale.-Will Simpson: corner infielder but addressed as OF in Passan’s tweet. Made AA debut for a bit and had a 155 wRC+ and 2 HR over 47 PA to end the year.The Rays have the:14th, 34th, 36th & 51st pick of the 2025 MLB Draft. Rays have roughly five of the top 70 picks.
Rays could use another OF, and an offensive-minded SS w/ the big-league club…Another pitcher for Rays on the move? (Trade prospect depth for MLB-proven talent, and add on some salary?)
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