The club just announced that they have acquired Blake Swihart and international bonus pool money for the 2018-19 signing period from the Boston Red Sox for, in exchange for outfielder Marcus Wilson. It’s a re-union of the player with our front office, since GM Mike Hazen and other members of the team would be already familiar with Swihart, a first-round pick (26th overall) by the Red Sox in 2011. He reached the majors in 2015, and has appeared in a total of 203 games since, hitting .255/.314/.365 for an OPS of .679 (OPS+ of 82).