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Rays Acquire Javy Guerra From Brewers

By Simon Hampton | April 30, 2023 at 9:10am CDT

April 30: Per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, the Rays have added Guerra to the active roster ahead of today’s game against the White Sox. Right-hander Calvin Faucher was optioned to Triple-A in the corresponding move.

April 29: The Rays and Brewers have swung a late-April trade, with right hander Javy Guerra heading to Tampa Bay in exchange for a player to be named later or cash, the teams announced. To make room on the roster, the Rays designated right hander Braden Bristo for assignment.

It’s a return to the Rays for Guerra, who the Rays had only traded to Milwaukee in November of last year. The 27-year-old was off to a poor start with the Brewers, pitching to an 8.64 ERA in 8 1/3 innings and had been designated for assignment. The chief culprit was a staggering 20% walk rate. Guerra had enjoyed some success with the Rays last season, working to a 3.38 ERA over 16 innings.

Guerra made his big league debut for the Padres back in 2019, and compiled a combined 8.46 ERA over 27 2/3 innings for the organization over four years. He found his way to the Rays last year and enjoyed his best run of success in the big leagues there. The 12.9% strikeout rate and 11.4% walk rate he had in Tampa indicated he some outperformance of his peripherals, and the Rays flipped him to Milwaukee at the end of the season for minor leaguer Victor Castaneda. After struggling in Milwaukee, Guerra will now return to Tampa and look to rediscover some success there.

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  1. Selvington02

    2 years ago

    Ping pong….

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  2. CravenMoorehead

    2 years ago

    Watch him pitch to a sub 2.00 ERA like many other relievers who end up the Rays

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    • CleaverGreene

      2 years ago

      Well, he’s already had a 110 OPS+ with the Rays last year.

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      • No Soup For Yu!

        2 years ago

        He wasn’t truly a better pitcher though. Similar SO and BB numbers, so he was just getting lucky.

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        • bronxmac77

          2 years ago

          Or maybe the Rays know how to maximize talent. Or is their 23-5 record lucky too?

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        • No Soup For Yu!

          2 years ago

          If you want to explain to me how Guerra walking nearly as many people as he struck out with a .224 BABIP with the Rays indicates “skill” as opposed to “luck,” then by all means, please explain. Better yet, please explain why the Rays designated him for assignment this past off-season if they had “maximized his talent.” I’ll save you the time though, you can’t. He’s a bad pitcher who got lucky for 16 innings last year. And no, the Rays expected win loss record is actually 24-4, so they’ve actually been a bit unlucky.

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        • bronxmac77

          2 years ago

          Blah BLAH blah BLAH blah BLAH…
          (Repeat)

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        • bronxmac77

          2 years ago

          I don’t want to explain anything to you. Not because I can’t. Simply because I don’t feel like it. Deal.

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        • No Soup For Yu!

          2 years ago

          Glad we established that you can’t do it. Have a good day!

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        • SweetBabyRayKingsThickThighs

          2 years ago

          Nah you a dumb dumb

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        • Jerry Cantrell

          2 years ago

          Or maybe their 23-5 record is due to the whipping boy schedule they started the season with. Hmm…

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  3. brewcat

    2 years ago

    I trust they gave us Rasmussen back.

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    • stevewpants

      2 years ago

      Castaneda in return would be pretty comical

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    • alwaysgo4two

      2 years ago

      I’m sure that they’d love Adames back but now they have no place, and definitely can’t afford him.

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  4. CravenMoorehead

    2 years ago

    Not gonna lie I talk a lot of smack about the Rays organization from their putrid fan attendance to their joke of a ballpark, but they have some of the best people working in their front office and they get results. I personally don’t like the way they go about business but they have a habit of getting the most out of their players despite “limited resources”.

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    • big boi

      2 years ago

      Agreed. Imagine if they are committed to spending a little bit more. They would be scary

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  5. Mercenary.Freddie.Freeman

    2 years ago

    Yep. Rays running away with 1st place in the AL East.

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    • bronxmac77

      2 years ago

      It’s a long, long season. But mad props to the Rays.

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      • YankeesBleacherCreature

        2 years ago

        If they stay healthy, they’ll skate into the postseason.

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  6. GarryHarris

    2 years ago

    TBR started the season with series against DET, WSN and OAK. Beginning the season against uncompetitive teams can boost confidence.

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  7. Camden453

    2 years ago

    When have the Rays or A’s ever won anything? Yet we’re supposed to be in awe of the analytics driven approach

    It hasn’t, doesn’t win

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    • Hammerin' Hank

      2 years ago

      All the teams are heavily into analytics today. What are you talking about? The Mets spending-driven approach definitely isn’t working.

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      • YankeesBleacherCreature

        2 years ago

        Every deluded comment he makes is off his soapbox. If only every team takes his advice, we’d have 30 WS champs this year.

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  8. Doug

    2 years ago

    Expect Guerra to have a 1.48 ERA in Tampa.

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  9. BlueSkies_LA

    2 years ago

    So who’s better, Javy Guerra, or Javy Guerra?

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    • Hammerin' Hank

      2 years ago

      There have been so many relievers named Guerra over the past few years.

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  10. DarkSide830

    2 years ago

    What does TB see in Faucher anyway?

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  11. Eaglefeather

    2 years ago

    Psst!

    Everyone knows it’s Javy Guerra

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  12. This one belongs to the Reds

    2 years ago

    Wonder if Crash Davis will like Milwaukee…

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