DRaysBay · Aug 15, 2018
Rays prospect report: Shane Baz is a top 10 talent
Yesterday Shane Baz was announced as the player to be named later in the trade that sent Chris Archer to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The initial reports were the PTBNL was a player of significance and this qualifies, a player ‘fans would know.’
There were no restrictions in trading Baz, the team’s 2017 first round draft pick, so why the wait?
The timing of the announcement seems unusual, but Shane Baz was pulled after 3.0 innings in his last start before the trade deadline on June 28. He would skip his next start and not see game action for ten days.
The delay in naming Baz likely came from the need to verify the injury was minor and to see him back on the mound.