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Dave Dombrowski pulled the trigger on one of his team's needs—starting pitching—by trading for Rays right-hander
Nathan Eovaldi. In exchange, the Red Sox sent top pitching prospect
Jalen Beeks to Tampa. Beeks was rated the #6 overall prospect in the Boston organization by
SoxProspects.com. Eovaldi has pitched
pretty well this year for the Rays—going 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA. In 57.0 innings of work, he's given up only 48 hits—while walking only 8 and striking out 53. He has a WHIP of 0.982. In 2014, Eovaldi won 14 games for
The Evil Ones. Overall, in his 7-year MLB career, he's 41-50 with a 4.22 ERA. Eovaldi missed the 2017 season after undergoing
Tommy John surgery. He
had been slated to start against the Yankees today. The 28-year-old will be a free agent at the end of this season. Eovaldi will probably be slotted in behind
Chris Sale,
Rick Porcello, and
David Price in the number four slot in the rotation—at least until the return of
Eduardo Rodriguez and/or
Steven Wright. Check out a very informative article on Eovaldi from
FanGraphs.com HERE.
