Sources – Pedres near the trade to receive former Sign Young winner Black Snell from Rez

San Diego Pedres are finalizing the deal to acquire top pitching prospects Luis Patio, catchers Francisco Magia and Black Hunt, and right-hand pitching future Cole Young winner Black Snell for future Cole Wilcox, sources said. ESPN.

The trade, which is pending for medical reviews, will send 28-year-old Snell to the peddler and agreed exactly two months into the World Series 6 game, in which he threw just 5 1/3 superb innings. Stretched. Tampa Bay was injured after losing the game and series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Pedres ’aggression has kept him in the middle of all-winter trade talks. While he was discussing a possible deal for the Chicago Cubs ‘U Darwish and Cincinnati Reds’ Sony Gray, his attention turned to Snell, whose deal would pay him million 39 million over the next three years.

Tampa Bay, whose history of top pitchers includes James Shields, David Price, Chris Archer, will take significant steps to replace Snell. The 21-year-old Patio is a headliner, a 6-foot right-hander with a fastball ball that sits at 97 mph and is considered one of the best sliders in the secondary league. In 17 1/3 innings this season, he posted a 5.19 ERA, scored 21 and scored 14.

Mejia, 25, is a one-time top prospect who fell in favor of San Diego but is a switch hitter with power. Wilcox received a 3.3 million bonus – a record in the third round – after being taken from Georgia in this year’s draft. Hunt, 20, is the least known of the four but has been impressed in the instructional league this year and is a big catcher (6-foot-3, 215 pounds) whose swing, evaluators said, gave him a chance to quickly climb into the prospect rankings. Is. .

Athletic was the first to inform the players of going back to the rays in the deal.

This is San Diego’s second big trade for a watch in the last six months after receiving Mike Clevinger from Cleveland. He threw just 19 innings for Pedres before Tommy John needed surgery, but is expected to return from an elbow injury in the 2022 season.

Even without the cleavage, the Pedres boast a strong rotation as they try to catch the Dodgers in the National League West division. Snell has the backing of Danielson Lamemet, Zachch Davis, Chris Paddock and a potential No. 5 starter, including Mackenzie Gore, who is considered the best left-handed pitching prospect in baseball.

The depth of Reese’s rotation has had a significant impact on the snail trade and the signing of free agent Charlie Morton over Atlanta. Tampa Bay still returns to strong pitching depth and has the best farm system in baseball, managed by shortstop Vander Franco, who is an overall prospect in Fort McDonnell’s top 100 overall.