The Rays and Blue Jays have completed the July 28 trade that sent infielder Eric Sogard to Tampa Bay. Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports that the two players to be named later are minor-league pitchers Curtis Taylor and Edisson Gonzalez, who will both join the Toronto organization and finalize the deal.
Taylor, 24, is a former fourth-round pick by the Diamondbacks in the 2016 draft. He was sent to the Rays in the trade that brought Brad Boxberger to Arizona. In 15 games with the Rays’ Double-A affiliate, he has posted a 3.06 ERA over 17 2/3 innings of work. Across two seasons at Double-A, he has struck out 90 batters in 78 1/3 innings, good for a 2.53 ERA. However, Taylor has not pitched since May after he was shut down with elbow pain. As Scott Mitchell of TSN notes, there’s a possibility that Taylor could undergo Tommy John surgery if he suffers a setback, though there is no indication that’s the case. Otherwise, the right-hander should be available to pitch for the Blue Jays in the spring.
Notably, Taylor is eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 draft this winter, meaning that he will need to be added to Toronto’s 40-man roster if he is to remain in the organization. It’s likely part of the motivation for the Rays, who have considerable depth and little room to add to the roster, parting ways with Taylor.
Gonzalez, meanwhile, was signed as an international amateur from Panama in 2016. Now 19 years old, Gonzalez has spent his first three professional seasons between rookie ball and Low-A ball toggling between starting and relieving. In 158 2/3 innings as a professional, he’s struck out 187 batters to go with a posted a 2.72 ERA.
Late on this
Demand your money back!
They were too busy watching verlander throw another no no against the jays
honestly after 6 the hits were 1 for Houston, zero for Toronto.
Way more impressive the Jays bull pen did that through 6 then Verlander no hitting the Jays when half their team should still be in college
The only thing more impressive than a no hitter is a perfect game. Considering most of the Blue Jays are older than the College age I’d say that part of your comment is not true either.
Couple nice looking prospects that came out of a minor league deal nobody batted an eye at. Hopefully they continue improving after the move.
not a bad return. looked like TOR failed somewhat at the deadline, but perhaps it wasnt as terrible as it looked.
I agree, far better outlook on trades now, especially with Stroman and Sanchez both injured again now, and Stroman looking like Stroman in this last couple of outings for the Mets.
sorry, Stroman is pitching tonight against the Phillies. we will soon see how he performs.
Gonzalez is a likely #4/5 type with some late inning out of the bullpen upside. He’s pretty polished for a 19 year old kid and will only get better
Like most teams, these 40-man “crunches” are more fantasy than fact, and only one or two GMs need to be concerned; the Rays’ Neander isn’t one of them. 7 Free Agents (Drake, Milner, Pinto, Roe, Slegars, Sogard, Garcia) that they’re very unlikely to keep. 4 prime non-tender candidates (Zunino, d’Arnold, Aguilar, Duffy). They’ll sing and dance about a couple of them, but they won’t sign them.
That’s 11 spots, and though they have a rich system, it ain’t that rich. And in fact is more lower-classification heavy than say, San Diego’s.
Lots of room……..
Not a bad return for Sogard. Few would have expected that 6 months ago.
Eric Sogard’s acquisition by the Tampa Bay Rays seems to be another stroke of genius by the teams front office personnel. His stye of play fits the team like a glove. Nerd Power!
Not sure if either guy works out, but the Jays got so much team control!
I should add…that is sarcasm.