Official Site of the Rays · Jul 29, 2015
Silverman gains flexibility with DeJesus deal
Silverman joins broadcast 2:36 7/28/15: Rays president of baseball operations Matt Silverman joins the broadcast to discuss potential moves as the Trade Deadline looms ST. PETERSBURG -- Rays president of baseball operations Matt Silverman took a proactive approach to an approaching logjam by trading David DeJesus to the Angels on Tuesday for Eduar Lopez, a 20-year-old Minor League right-hander.
"Given our team's improving health, the opportunity for David was a little more limited," Silverman said. "We were challenged to find at-bats for him. Especially given [Desmond] Jennings' potential return in a couple of weeks."