Friday evening, it was confirmed by the Rays that they traded outfielder Tommy Pham and two-way prospect Jake Cronenworth to the Padres for outfielder Hunter Renfroe, second base prospect Xavier Edwards, and a player to be named later.
Edwards offers a unique skillset on the field, and the Rays have a new prospect almost assuredly ranked in their top 10. Let’s take a look at what the various publications think of the new Rays infield prospect.
Fangraphs
In FanGraphs’ evaluation of the trade, Ben Clemens noted that the site’s prospect team of Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel placed a 50 on Edwards’ future value.