{"id":81538,"date":"2024-07-28T13:20:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T17:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=81538"},"modified":"2024-07-28T13:20:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T17:20:40","slug":"rays-jason-adam-trade-padres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/28\/rays-jason-adam-trade-padres\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Rays Acquire More Prospects in Deal for Reliever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tampa Bay Rays are dealing, acquiring three more prospects in a trade for a reliever. On Sunday, the San Diego Padres joined the trade deadline party by trading for Rays righty reliever <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/adamja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason Adam<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. San Diego addressed their biggest need, but at the cost of their top pitching prospect and two other minor leaguers. In exchange for Adam, the Rays received RHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=lesko-000dyl&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Lesko<\/a> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/prospects\/padres\/dylan-lesko-702266\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Padres No. 3 prospect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), OF Homer Bush Jr. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/prospects\/padres\/homer-bush-jr-683344\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Padres No. 8<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and C <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=gonzal001jan&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.D. Gonzalez<\/a> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/prospects\/padres\/j-d-gonzalez-806083\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Padres No. 12<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We have acquired right-handed reliever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/adamja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason Adam<\/a> from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=lesko-000dyl&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Lesko<\/a>, outfielder Homer Bush Jr. and catcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=gonzal001jan&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.D. Gonzalez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Diego Padres (@Padres) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Padres\/status\/1817579585338478667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entering his second year of arbitration eligibility this offseason, the soon-to-be 33-year-old reliever is under team control through 2026. Pitching mostly in a setup role, Adam owns a 2.49 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 47 innings this season. He has a 2.30 ERA with 194 strikeouts in 164 \u2154 innings over three seasons with the Rays. His three-pitch mix grades above average while his whiff rate ranks in the top five percent of the league. Adam will join an already high-octane Padres bullpen with closer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/suarero01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Suarez<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and set-up relievers <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/morejad01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adri\u00e1n Morej\u00f3n<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/estraje01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeremiah Estrada<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Rays Trade Reliever Jason Adam to the Padres<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jason Adam is the latest addition to the Padres roster, joining ace <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/ceasedy01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Cease<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and infielder <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/arraelu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luis Arr\u00e1ez<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as the new kids on the block. Tampa&#8217;s asking price for the veteran righty was steep, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/27\/phillies-acquire-angels-closer-carlos-estevez\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">following the trade<\/a> sending Angels closer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/estevca01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Est\u00e9vez<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Philadelphia Phillies. Dylan Lesko is a highly regarded prospect who San Diego drafted in the first round in 2022. He has struggled with his command this season with a 6.46 ERA at High-A Fort Wayne, but his upside remains high. Bush and Gonzalez are also well-regarded in the Padres organization, drafted in the middle rounds last year. Like Lesko, both are some distance away from making an impact in the majors, but are solid additions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a half-game hold on the second NL Wild Card spot, San Diego remains active in the starting pitching market. Entering play Sunday, Padres starters have a combined 1.44 ERA since the All-Star break, but have done so mostly with a four-man rotation. As for Tampa Bay, after trading <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/arozara01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Randy Arozarena<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Seattle Mariners and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/eflinza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zach Eflin<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Baltimore Orioles, they now have arguably the best farm system in baseball. The Rays could still have a few trades up their sleeve with closer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/fairbpe01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pete Fairbanks<\/a> and infielders <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paredis01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaac Paredes<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/diazya01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yandy D\u00edaz<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also drawing interest. To make room for Adam on the 40-man roster, the Padres designated right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ottogl01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glenn Otto<\/a> for assignment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tampa Bay Rays are dealing, acquiring three more prospects in a trade for a reliever. On Sunday, the San Diego Padres joined the trade deadline party by trading for Rays righty reliever Jason Adam. San Diego addressed their biggest need, but at the cost of their top pitching prospect and two other minor leaguers. 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