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Rays acquire Shane Baz from Pirates to complete Chris Archer deal

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent highly-touted right-hander Shane Baz to the Tampa Bay Rays as the player to be named later in the

Keith Law ranked Baz the 65th best overall prospect and the No. 3 prospect in the Pirates system.

Pittsburgh acquired Archer from Tampa Bay at the trade deadline for right-hander Tyler Glasnow and outfielder Austin Meadows.

Archer is 1-0 in two starts for the Pirates.

Baz, 19, was a first-round draft pick of the Pirates in 2017. He had two shutout appearances in the Class-A Appalachian League last week, throwing 4.