The Tampa Bay Rays completed a three team deal that included the Cleveland Indians and the Seattle Mariners. In the trade completed on Thursday, three first baseman were on the move including the Rays’ Jake Bauers. With the dust settling, the trade has created more questions than answers.
In what was surely an unsettling announcement for most Tampa Bay Rays fans, Jake Bauers was traded away for Yandy Diaz and Cole Sulser. Yes, “Light Tower” Bauers was traded away. Yes, it stings. Yes, it may confuse Rays fans, but it was a good trade.
As a fan, it does hurt seeing Willy Adames and Jake Bauers ripped apart after only one major league season.