The Rays have acquired 1B C.J. Cron from the Angels for a player to be named, and to make room on the 40-man roster, they designated for assignment 2017 All-Star Corey Dickerson.
Cron hit .248 with a career-high matching 16 homers, 56 RBIs and a .742 OPS in 100 games (92) starts for the Angels last year. In splitting time between Triple-A and the majors the last four seasons, Cron, 28, with the Angels hit .262 with 59 homers, 213 RBI and a .756 OPS over 408 games in the majors.
Cron is a right-handed hitter, giving the Rays some much needed balance and, at the least, a platoon partner with lefty-swinging Brad Miller.