Rays trade Zach Eflin to Baltimore Orioles

The Tampa Bay Rays are trading 2024 Opening Day starter Zach Eflin to the division rival Baltimore Orioles in exchange for three prospects, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

Trade news: The Baltimore Orioles are acquiring right-handed starter Zach Eflin from the Tampa Bay Rays, sources tell ESPN.

Tampa Bay will receive three minor leaguers in return for one of the top starters available.@Ken_Rosenthal was on the news.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 26, 2024 By dealing in division, the Rays are likely getting a notable haul from one of baseball’s deeper farm systems.

Eflin joined the Rays in 2023 after appearing in the World Series for the Phillies, the only organization he’d known up to that…