The Tampa Bay Rays acquired right-hander Aaron Civale from the Cleveland Guardians on Monday in exchange for a top-five team prospect.
Civale, 28, is 5-2 with a 2.34 ERA in 13 starts this season. He last pitched Sunday, earning the victory in a 5-0 win over the Chicago White Sox when he gave up three hits and no runs in six innings.
Civale, who has two more years of arbitration eligibility, is pitching this season on a one-year, $2.6 million deal. He is 29-23 with a 3.77 ERA in 76 career starts, all with the Guardians, who selected him in the third round of the 2016 draft.
The Rays are parting with first baseman Kyle Manzardo, the team’s No. 4 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline.
Manzardo, 23, is batting .238 with 11 home runs, 19 doubles and 38 RBIs in 73 games this season at Triple-A Durham. He has been sidelined since July 10 with a left shoulder strain but is expected to return soon from the injured list.
The Rays selected Manzardo in the second round of the 2021 draft out of Washington State.
In a corresponding move, the Guardians reinstated recently acquired RHP Noah Syndergaard (finger) from the 15-day injured list. Syndergaard is scheduled to make his Guardians debut Monday against the Houston Astros.
–Field Level Media
