Trade season is in full effect for the Rays and Rangers. Tampa Bay acquired prospects Osleivis Basabe, Heriberto Hernandez and Alexander Ovalles in exchange for Nate Lowe, Jake Guenther and a player to be named later, the clubs announced on Thursday.
MLB Trade Rumors
Nate Lowe from the Rays for catcher
Alexander Ovalles. The Rays are sending first baseman
Jake Guenther and a player to be named later to Texas along with Lowe. Tampa Bay has announced the deal.
Lowe, 25, is the only player in the deal with Major League service time, but he was unable to break into the first-string rotation with Tampa. The Rays have a plethora of options at first base and designated hitter, splitting time primarily between
Brandon Lowe are capable of handling the position. There simply wasn’t much room for Lowe to break into a regular role.