The Tampa Bay Rays have reportedly acquired starting pitcher Aaron Civale from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for first baseman prospect Kyle Manzardo, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.
The Rays pivoted to the Civale deal after poking around the Seattle Mariners' rotation for a potential trade, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today:
Bob NightengaleThe <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rays?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rays</a> had been heavily scouting the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mariners?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mariners</a> for one of their young starters before turning to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Guardians?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Guardians</a>' Aaron Civale
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