The Marlins traded pitching prospects Santiago Suárez and Marcus Johnson to the Rays on Tuesday in exchange for infielder Xavier Edwards and righty reliever JT Chargois, as first reported by Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
The 38th overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft out of North Broward Prep, Edwards has a .300/.373/.379 slash line in 342 minor league games. He played all of 2022 for Triple-A Durham, hitting a career-high five home runs but putting together a disappointing season overall (.246/.328/.350). Even so, his 18.