The Tampa Bay Rays have traded reliever Jason Adam to the San Diego Padres in a haul for multiple well-regarded prospects. Here's the latest.
The Tampa Bay Rays continued their sell-off before the trade deadline on Sunday morning, trading reliever Jason Adam to the San Diego Padres for a package of well-regarded prospects.Jason Adam from Rays to the Padres for Dylan Lesko, Homer Bush Jr. and JD GonzalezFirst off, this is another big move for the Rays, who had previously dealt away Aaron Civale, Randy Arozarena and Zach Eflin.
Adam is in the seventh year of his big league career with the Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs and Rays. He's 16-11 lifetime with a 3.07 ERA. He's got 24 career saves and will help the Padres in their quest for the playoffs again this season. According to MLB.com, Lesko was the third-ranked prospect in the Padres system. Bush Jr. was eighth and Gonzalez was 12th.The best news of all for Lesko and the Padres – his stuff bounced back nicely to its outstanding pre-TJ levels in his return to the mound. He sits 92-96 mph with his fastball, touching 98, and makes the offering play even better with impressive carry up in the zone. That’s not even his best pitch.
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