On August 1st of this year, the Rays swung a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers which didn’t generate very many headlines. Tampa Bay acquired 28-year old lefty reliever Garrett Cleavinger in exchange for 19-year old outfielder German Tapia.
Cleavinger was hanging out on the Dodgers Triple-A roster at the time which made 2022 his eighth straight season pitching in the minors. He had a few cups of coffee in MLB for both Philadelphia and Los Angeles in recent years, and was actually traded from the former to the latter in a 3-team deal involving the Rays.