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Rays Acquire Oswaldo Arcia, Designate Andrew Bellatti

By Steve Adams | June 24, 2016 at 12:56pm CDT

The Twins announced that recently designated-for-assignment outfielder Oswaldo Arcia has been traded to the Rays in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Tampa Bay has also announced the move, adding that right-hander Andrew Bellatti has been designated for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.

[Related: Updated Tampa Bay Rays Depth Chart]

The 25-year-old Arcia is a former Top 100 prospect that batted .231/.300/.452 with 20 homers as the Twins’ primary right fielder as recently as 2014 (his age-23 season) but has struggled tremendously in each of the past two seasons. Since the beginning of the 2015 campaign, Arcia is batting just .236/.307/.373, and he actually hit worse following a demotion to Triple-A in 2015, slashing .199/.257/.372 in 311 plate appearances with the Twins’ affiliate in Rochester. The Rays will hope that a change of scenery can help the powerful lefty regain some of the promise he showed in 2014 and throughout his career in the minors, where he’s slashed .297/.358/.517 in spite of his 2015 struggles.

Arcia is limited to the corner outfield and is a liability even there, but he does have experience in both left and right, and the Rays have seen a slew of injuries deplete their outfield depth. Presently, the team is without Kevin Kiermaier, Brandon Guyer, Steven Souza and Mikie Mahtook, as each is on the disabled list. Arcia is out of options, so the Rays won’t be able to send him down without exposing him to waivers once some of their other outfield options are healthy.

Bellatti, 24, made his big league debut with the Rays last season and posted a 2.31 ERA with an 18-to-10 K/BB ratio in 23 1/3 innings out of the bullpen. He allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings to open the season at Triple-A this season, however, and hasn’t pitched since.

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  1. weekapaug09 2

    9 years ago

    I read “Orlando Arcia” and thought MIL had lost their mind. This makes so much more sense.

    Reply
    • weekapaug09 2

      9 years ago

      It took post-confusion googling to find out that they’re brothers. I don’t know how that didn’t click until just now.

      Reply
  2. jp08

    9 years ago

    Good move, never know with some players

    Reply
  3. NerdFerguson

    9 years ago

    The Twins have zero roster room for a guy South of 26 who’s only hitting around .200.

    Unless you’re Byron Buxton.

    Reply
  4. jd396

    9 years ago

    He could hit 35 HR some year if things go right. Or he could strike out 35 times for every HR he hits.

    Reply
  5. marlins1993

    9 years ago

    This might be a stretch for the Rays, but at this point what else can Rays do but pop a bottle and hope lightning is in it.

    Reply

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