The Rangers got Thursday at inicialistas Nate Lowe y Jake Guenther of the Rays, plus a player to be defined, in exchange three minor league players, both teams confirmed.
Dominican catcher Heriberto Hernández, the 24th best Texas prospect in the latest MLB Pipeline ranking, is the main piece the Rays receive, although there are more prospects involved in the transaction. Tampa Bay also hosted Venezuelan infielder Osleivis Basabe and Dominican outfielder Alexander Ovalles. All three are 20 years old.
The 25-year-old Lowe hit .224 with four home runs and 11 RBIs in 21 games for Tampa Bay in 2020 and a league total of .251 / .322 / .447 with 11 home runs and 30 RBIs in 71 games. Guenther, 23, saw no action in 2020. In 2019 he played in the rookie category, hitting .320 / .431 / .423 in 48 games.
The Rays are one of the teams in MLB with the most options of players who can play the position at first base, among which are: the South Korean Ji-Man Choi, the Cuban Yandy Diaz and the Japanese Yoshi Tsutsugo. In the same way, Mike Brosseau and Brandon Lowe are also capable of filling this position.
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