Rays trade Vidal Brujan to Peter Bendix's Miami Marlins

Earlier today we noted former Rays GM Peter Bendix's initial relocate charge of the Marlins was to sign a participant of the Rays 2023 brief stop depth graph. Now his first profession in cost is to acquire a participant of the Rays 2023 brief stop depth chart. We're picking up a trend! In the offer the Tampa Bay Rays have actually gotten potential customers INF Erick Lara, RHP Andrew Lindsey and a gamer to be named later on for INF Vidal Brujn and RHP Calvin Faucher, with the last being marked off the 40-man lineup at the Policy 5 due date previously today, necessitating his profession. Below's a more detailed take a look at the Rays return. INF Erick LaraAccording to the group news release: Lara, 17, hit. 305/. 416/. 445 with 8 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs and 32 RBI in 34 games for the DSL Marlins after authorizing as a freelance on January 15, 2023. There isn't much other details on Lara easily available. He is provided as a 6'2" at a lean 165 pounds and as a left handed striking third baseman. RHP Andrew LindseyLindsey, pitching at age-24 in the facility league, has tossed less than five innings as a professional, but that's not a big problem. He was selected in the 5th round of the 2023 First-Year Gamer Draft, authorizing for $340,000 of out the College of TennesseeTristan Gray Jersey. He was rated the Marlins No. 16 possibility according to MLB Pipe and No. 18 at Baseball America, where he is referred to as having, "an assortment of quality pitches, a strong frame and a strong history throwing strikes. " Here is his draft day profile from Baseball America, where he ranked No. 394 on their draft board: Lindsey has had a long and winding university profession. He started at Walters State JC, where he pitched for two seasons before joining Charlotte in 2021, where he led the group with 81 innings as a starter and reliever. After not playing in 2022, Lindsey transferred to Tennessee for the 2023 season, where he pitched out of the bullpen up until transitioning to a starting duty in late April when he struck out 10 batters in 6. 2 innings against Vanderbilt. He eventually relocated into the team's Friday night duty and overall published a 2. 90 period with 9 begins and 71. 1 innings, with a 24. 6% strikeout rate and 6. 4% stroll rate. He attacks players with a difficult, sinking heater that sits in the mid 90s and has actually depended on 98 mph, and primarily mosts likely to a hard, upper-80s slider/cutter as his go-to secondary and bat-misser. Lindsey has actually additionally made use of a slower curveball in the upper 70s with even more top-down form, and will blink the unusual low-to-mid-80s changeup as wellYandy Diaz Jersey. He has an array of quality pitches, a strong frame and a solid background throwing strikes, but he will certainly already be 23 years old on draft day. The Rays roster is now at 39.