The Tampa Bay Rays have made an interesting acquisition, trading cash considerations to the Arizona Diamondbacks for the recently designated right-handed hitter Wyatt Mathesin.
The 27-year old was the 69th overall pick in the 2012 draft out of high school, and didn’t begin to pop on offense until he repeated High-A in 2016 in the Pirates organization, but went unused at the major league level and eventually elected free agency following the 2018 season.
Mathisen signed with the Diamondbacks as a minor league free agent and dominated in 2019 with a 139 wRC+ and 23 homeruns, but was not promoted until the pandemic shortened season.