BREAKING: Giants Acquire 3B Evan Longoria In Trade With Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays announced they have traded third baseman Evan Longoria to the San Francisco Giants, according to Marc Thompkins of the Tampa Bay Times.

BREAKING: #Rays have traded Longoria to #Giants

— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) December 20, 2017

Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports has the full haul Tampa Bay is getting in return for Longoria.

Source: Giants get Evan Longoria for Christian Arroyo, Denard Span, Matt Krook and Stephen Woods.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 20, 2017

Tampa routinely has one of the smallest payrolls in all of baseball, and after missing the playoffs for the fourth straight season, they are looking to shed some of their highest-paid players. Pitcher Chris Archer has been on the trade block for over a year, and the Rays put Longoria on the block at the start of the offseason.

Longoria, who has spent his entire 10-year career with the Rays, hit .261 with 20 home runs and 86 RBIs in 156 games last season.

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