At the close of the MLB Trade Deadline, the Tampa Bay Rays have finally acquired the pitching help they’ve needed in right-handed reliever Nick Anderson and right-handed starter Trevor Richards from the Miami Marlins.
R.J. Anderson named Nick Anderson as a possible trade piece several weeks ago, with this evaluation:
At one point, Nick Anderson was a middling pitcher in the Frontier League. Now, he’s an attractive trade candidate whose best days could be ahead of him. Anderson has a high-quality breaking ball that he could probably stand to throw more, as well as a rising mid-to-upper-90s heater.