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Rays finalize trade of Mallex Smith for Mike Zunino in five-player deal

The Rays officially announced the five player swap built around Mallex Smith and Mike Zunino this morning. The full trade is as follows:

Rays get:

Mariners get:

Mike Zunino is the prize of this trade for the Rays. Here is the relevant information on Zunino from the Rays press release:

Over the last two seasons, [Zunino’s] 45 home runs rank fourth among major league catchers behind Salvador Pérez (54), Gary Sánchez (51) and Yasmani Grandal (46). According to FanGraphs, since the start of the 2017 season he ranks sixth among major league catchers with 5.