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Marlins Trade Justin Sterner And Cash Considerations To Rays For David Hess

By TC Zencka | July 3, 2021 at 1:35pm CDT

The Marlins and Rays have agreed on a swap of right-handed arms. Miami will send Justin Sterner and cash considerations to Tampa Bay for right-hander David Hess. The Marlins have selected Hess’ contract in order to add him to the active roster. To make room, Jordan Holloway was optioned to Triple-A.

For the Rays, this is a classic case of swapping out depth to take a chance on a younger arm. Sterner, 24, moved from Single-A to High-A this season, his first in pro ball after playing three seasons at Brigham Young University. He went undrafted out of BYU, signing with the Marlins in July, 2020.

Hess appeared in the bigs with the Orioles each season from 2018 to 2020. In total, he made 47 appearances (33 starts) totaling 190 1/3 innings, earning a 5.86 ERA/6.41 FIP, 16.8 percent strikeout rate, 8.1 percent walk rate and 33.7 percent groundball rate. Surrendering fly balls as he did, Hess yielded an unsightly 6.0 percent home run rate with Baltimore, a mark he’ll need to improve upon to add much value to Miami.

He did not appear in the Majors for the Rays, but given his numbers with the Durham Bulls this year, it’s not hard to understand Miami’s interest. Hess has a 2.81 ERA/3.96 FIP over 32 innings in Triple-A. He’s still a fly ball pitcher, but a 28.9 percent strikeout rate and 3.9 percent walk rate are promising numbers nevertheless.

As for Holloway, he’ll head back to Jacksonville with a 4.35 ERA/4.13 FIP in 20 2/3 innings. Holloway was knocked around in his last outing, giving up five earned runs in three innings on Wednesday. More to the point, with Pablo Lopez getting tossed after just one pitch on Friday, the Marlins are likely to move some pieces around to reset their rotation and account for the impromptu bullpen game.

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Comments

  1. Noel1982

    2 years ago

    This must be some kind of deadline for trading obscure four A talents this weekend with a rush that started yesterday lol

    Reply
    • Monkey’s Uncle

      2 years ago

      Instead of the hot stove, we currently have the lukewarm stove.

      And Cash Considerations sure are busy today.

      Reply
  2. DarkSide830

    2 years ago

    I liked Hess coming up. hopefully he can do well in Miami.

    Reply
    • HidekiMatsuimalemodel

      2 years ago

      He wont

      Reply
      • DarkSide830

        2 years ago

        probably, granted

        Reply
  3. Lefty_Orioles_Fan

    2 years ago

    The Hess Truck is on the Move Agsain

    Hooray the Hess Truck is here.

    Reply
  4. PapiElf

    2 years ago

    I remember in last offseason when there was an article that came out saying that David Hess would be the next great Rays’ reliever

    Reply
  5. bobtillman

    2 years ago

    Actually Miami moved Sterner from High A to low A this year, not an especially good sign for a 24 year old; he had gotten wacked in High A. But he WAS a rated prospect (top 300 type) last year and likely would have been drafted if the draft hadn’t been shortened. Obviously the Rays saw something they liked, either at BYU or in the minors, where they have teams in both leagues the Marlins do.

    Reply
    • MrMet62

      2 years ago

      When the Rays see something… they are typically spot on! Sterner likely will be a keeper!

      Reply
      • MarlinsFanBase

        2 years ago

        Like Hess was?

        Reply
    • SpendNuttinWinNuttin

      2 years ago

      I mean he’s an undrafted player it’s not like he’s been in the minors for 3 years and got demoted. Putting him at High A might’ve been a reach to begin with. While normally I’d agree that at 24 it’s not a good sign, it’s just the start of his career. He could turn out.

      Reply
  6. 48-team MLB

    2 years ago

    It appears that the Marlins have officially given up on 2021. They’ve started trading everyone away and they also threw at Acuña on the very first pitch of the game once again.

    Reply
    • MarlinsFanBase

      2 years ago

      I’m sure you can do a better troll job than that.

      Reply
      • 48-team MLB

        2 years ago

        First pitch of the game? At least make it a little less obvious.

        Reply
        • MarlinsFanBase

          2 years ago

          You know very little about baseball or the situation if actually think that Lopez was throwing at Acuna.

          If it were Urena, yes, for sure. But not Lopez.

          And the evidence is today’s game in how the Marlins struck Acuna out twice today…if you even saw the game.

  7. PutPeteRoseInTheHall

    2 years ago

    The stove is heating up.

    Reply
  8. padam

    2 years ago

    The story here is the Marlins ‘providing’ cash in the deal.

    Reply
  9. MarlinsFanBase

    2 years ago

    Ahhh…we get rid of one bullpen problem so we make sure to get another.

    Reply
  10. whormongr

    2 years ago

    Justin sterner sounds like the plural of Justin turner

    Reply
  11. SpendNuttinWinNuttin

    2 years ago

    Hess is useless, and the Rays will turn Sterner into a stud

    Reply

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