On the July 2018 trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates made what is one of the most notorious trades in recent MLB history. They sent then young and talented players Tyler Glasnow, Austin Meadows, and their 2017 first-round draft pick Shane Baz, over to the Tampa Bay Rays for former American league All-Star Chris Archer.
The trade did not work out as planned for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Archer struggled as a Pirate with both Meadows and Glasnow showing a ton of promise in their first seasons as Tampa Bay Rays.