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A reliever and three additional prospects were acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays in a transaction. Trading for right-handed reliever Jason Adam from the Tampa Bay Rays was the San Diego Padres’ latest move during Sunday’s trade deadline.

Dealing with their most pressing need, San Diego had to give up their top pitching prospect along with two other minor leaguers. The Rays acquired right-handed pitcher Dylan Lesko, right-handed batter Homer Bush Jr., and center fielder J.D. Gonzalez in trade for Adam. Lesko was the third-best prospect in the Padres organization.

This offseason, the reliever, who will be 33 years old soon, will enter his second year of eligibility for arbitration. He will remain under the team’s control until 2026. Adam has been dominant in setup work this season, striking out 50 batters in 47 innings while maintaining a 2.49 ERA. In 164 ⅔ innings pitched over three seasons with the Rays, he has a 2.30 ERA and 194 strikeouts.

He has a whiff rate that is in the top five percent in the league and an above-average three-pitch mix. The Padres’ bullpen is going to be even more lethal with Adam’s addition, joining closer Robert Suarez, set-up reliever Adrián Morejón, and Jeremiah Estrada.

Relief for Rays’s Trade Jason Adam addresses the Padres The Padres have added infielder Luis Arráez and ace Dylan Cease to their roster, and now they’ve added Jason Adam. After trading closer Carlos Estévez from the Angels to the Phillies, Tampa Bay’s asking price for the veteran right-handed pitcher was very high.

San Diego selected Dylan Lesko, a highly regarded talent, in the first round of the 2022 draft. He still has a lot of untapped potential, despite a 6.46 ERA and command issues this season at High-A Fort Wayne. Both Bush and Gonzalez, who were selected by the Padres in the latter rounds of the 2017 draft, are highly respected by the club.

Both are good additions, but neither will make an immediate impact in the majors as Lesko did. San Diego continues to be aggressive in the market for starting pitchers, as they retain a half-game lead over the second National League Wild Card slot. The Padres starters have been using a four-man rotation most of the time since the All-Star break, but their combined ERA is 1.44 heading into Sunday’s game.

In terms of farm systems, Tampa Bay now has what is perhaps the strongest in baseball following trades involving Randy Arozarena, Zach Eflin, and the Baltimore Orioles. There is still a chance that the Rays may pull off a few deals, as infielders Yandy Díaz and Isaac Paredes, as well as closer Pete Fairbanks, are attracting interest.

The Padres sent right-hander Glenn Otto down to the minors so Adam could join the 40-man roster.A reliever and three additional prospects were acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays in a transaction. Trading for right-handed reliever Jason Adam from the Tampa Bay Rays was the San Diego Padres’ latest move during Sunday’s trade deadline.

Dealing with their most pressing need, San Diego had to give up their top pitching prospect along with two other minor leaguers. The Rays acquired right-handed pitcher Dylan Lesko, right-handed batter Homer Bush Jr., and center fielder J.D. Gonzalez in trade for Adam. Lesko was the third-best prospect in the Padres organization.

This offseason, the reliever, who will be 33 years old soon, will enter his second year of eligibility for arbitration. He will remain under the team’s control until 2026. Adam has been dominant in setup work this season, striking out 50 batters in 47 innings while maintaining a 2.49 ERA. In 164 ⅔ innings pitched over three seasons with the Rays, he has a 2.30 ERA and 194 strikeouts.

He has a whiff rate that is in the top five percent in the league and an above-average three-pitch mix. The Padres’ bullpen is going to be even more lethal with Adam’s addition, joining closer Robert Suarez, set-up reliever Adrián Morejón, and Jeremiah Estrada. Relief for Rays’s Trade Jason Adam addresses the Padres The Padres have added infielder Luis Arráez and ace Dylan Cease to their roster, and now they’ve added Jason Adam.

After trading closer Carlos Estévez from the Angels to the Phillies, Tampa Bay’s asking price for the veteran right-handed pitcher was very high. San Diego selected Dylan Lesko, a highly regarded talent, in the first round of the 2022 draft. He still has a lot of untapped potential, despite a 6.46 ERA and command issues this season at High-A Fort Wayne.

Both Bush and Gonzalez, who were selected by the Padres in the latter rounds of the 2017 draft, are highly respected by the club. Both are good additions, but neither will make an immediate impact in the majors as Lesko did. San Diego continues to be aggressive in the market for starting pitchers, as they retain a half-game lead over the second National League Wild Card slot.

The Padres starters have been using a four-man rotation most of the time since the All-Star break, but their combined ERA is 1.44 heading into Sunday’s game. In terms of farm systems, Tampa Bay now has what is perhaps the strongest in baseball following trades involving Randy Arozarena, Zach Eflin, and the Baltimore Orioles.

There is still a chance that the Rays may pull off a few deals, as infielders Yandy Díaz and Isaac Paredes, as well as closer Pete Fairbanks, are attracting interest.

The Padres sent right-hander Glenn Otto down to the minors so Adam could join the 40-man roster.