Last December, the Tampa Bay Rays traded fan favorite and offensive leader OF Tommy Pham, plus SS/RHP prospect Jake Cronenworth to the San Diego Padres. In return the Rays received OF Hunter Renfroe and SS two prospects, including the top-100 rankable Xavier Edwards.
Our own Danny Russell covered this topic last week, but I wanted to look more deeply at the Renfroe part of the trade, especially in light of his DFA.
Many assumed this trade was about money, as Tommy Pham would be earning $7.9 million in his second year of arbitration in contrast to Hunter Renfroe’s $3.