The Rays have acquired right-hander Ty Cummings from the Mariners because the participant to be named later within the July commerce that ship outfielder Randy Arozarena to Seattle, per bulletins from each golf equipment. The righty wasn’t on Seattle’s 40-man roster and received’t should be added to Tampa’s.
The Mariners have been main the American League West for a lot of the primary half of 2024 however have been fading in the summertime as their offense disappeared. They tried to revive their lineup on the deadline by buying Justin Turner from the Blue Jays and Arozarena from the Rays. Within the cope with Tampa, the M’s parted with prospects Aidan Smith, Brody Hopkins and a participant to be named later, who has now been revealed as Cummings.
Each Turner and Arozarena hit nicely for the M’s however the membership nonetheless fell shy of the postseason. They nonetheless have an opportunity to recoup some worth on the Arozarena deal going ahead as he might be retained for 2 extra seasons. He made $8.1MM in 2024 and might be due two extra raises within the forthcoming campaigns. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz initiatives him for a wage of $11.7MM in 2025.
Cummings, 23 subsequent month, was chosen by the Mariners within the seventh spherical of the 2023 draft. Taken out of Campbell College in Buies Creek, North Carolina, he signed for a $225K bonus. He made his skilled debut this yr, making 25 begins for Excessive-A Everett. In his 116 2/3 innings for the AquaSox, he allowed 4.17 earned runs per 9. He struck out 24.7% of batters confronted, walked 9.2% of them and obtained opponents to hit the ball on the bottom at a 50.3% clip.
Again in July, Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs revealed his listing of the highest 34 prospects within the Mariners’ system. Cummings wasn’t a kind of 34 however obtained an honorable point out as Longenhagen described him as a possible depth starter.
