The Tampa Bay Rays have traded third baseman Isaac Paredes, the team’s only All-Star this season, to the Chicago Cubs.
In return, UTIL Christopher Morel — a top prospect in 2021 with a career 107 wRC+ from 2022-2024 — is expected to be part of the return. A right handed hitter without any true position in the field, his spray chart will look similar enough to Paredes that he serves a similar role in the lineup.
Morel has incredible bat speed and respectable barrel rates, so if anything he’ll easily slot in as the next primary DH in Tampa Bay.