When the Rays made the shocking decision to trade the best hitter from 2019’s roster, one thing was clear: there was a lot of value being placed on the prospect they acquired.
One year later, not much has changed in that regard, but all the other moving pieces had 2020 seasons no one could expect.
Here was the deal as it was conceived:
Padres Receive:
- OF Tommy Pham
- INF Jake Cronenworth
Rays Receive:
- OF Hunter Renfroe
- 2B Esteban Quiroz
- 2B Xavier Edwards
- “financial flexibility”
The Rays utilized the money thus freed up to then sign 3B/OF Yoshi Tsutsugo to a two-year deal, which mirrors Pham’s remaining contract.