The Oakland A’s traded 3B Trevor Plouffe to the Tampa Bay Rays, the team announced Saturday morning. Plouffe had been designated for assignment on Friday to make room for rookie Matt Chapman. Oakland also sent cash in the deal, and in return they will receive either a player to be named later or cash.
This transaction ties up the loose end of Plouffe’s DFA. If the A’s hadn’t found a taker then they likely would have been stuck paying the rest of his salary while he moved on. But now the Rays will be responsible for the rest of his contract, minus whatever amount the A’s sent them in the trade.