John Mozeliak promised changes involving “a lot of moving parts” to occur in the near future. With just days before the July 31 trade deadline, the President of Baseball Operations proved to be a man of his word.
Reliever Sam Tuivailala was dealt to the Seattle Mariners for minor league right-hander Seth Elledge, who has been assigned to Double-A Springfield. Tuivailala followed up his 2.55 ERA and 3.70 FIP in 2017 with respective figures of 3.69 and 3.98 over 31.2 innings this season. The ZiPS projections system pegs Tuivailala for a 3.64 ERA going forward, although Steamer is less confident at a 4.