Jesus Aguilar came into 2019 after a career year in 2018. He was expected to earn the majority of the at-bats at first base for the Milwaukee Brewers, while still occasionally letting Eric Thames handle a few tough right-handed starters. Thames ended up seeing the majority of the playing time at first base, and Aguilar became an afterthought by mid-summer.
Aguilar ended up getting dealt to the Tampa Bay Rays at the July 31st trade deadline for right-handed pitcher, Jake Faria.
Aguilar will likely elect free agency and hit the open market since the Rays have added first baseman Brian O’Grady to their 40-man roster.