Trading season has begun. Shoe #1 fell, Steve Pearce goes to to the team that drafted him in 2004 but couldn't sign him, Boston, along with cash to get Santiago Espinal, an infielder in A+.
So who is Santiago Espinal?
5'10" 175 lbs 10th round pick in 2016. He is in his age 23 season. His 3rd year, he did rookie at 21, A at 22, and now A+ at 23. His first two years he barely hit (597 OPS and 692 OPS) but did show improvement. This year he is putting it all together with a 313/363/477 line.