After the Chicago Cubs traded Christopher Morel to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Isaac Paredes, Morel took to social media to thank the fans
"Right now I can't think or speak, tears are coming out, but my soul and my heart will always be in Chicago, Philippians 4:13"
He also made a tearful goodbye to his teammates in the dugout after he was removed from Sunday's game against theading to Tampa as part of the trade, but two other Cubs prospects will be heading there, too. Relief pitching prospects Hunter Bigge and Ty Johnson are also headed to the Rays, according to reports.
Paredes set career highs in home runs, RBIs, and batting average last season with the Rays, clobbering 31 home runs and driving in 98 RBIs in 143 games.In 100 games so far this season, Paredes has 16 home runs and 55 RBIs, with a slash line of .247/.355/438. He also made his first career All-Star appearance for Tampa.
Paredes is under team control for three more seasons, and is earning $3.4 million this season for Tampa. Morel has 18 home runs and 51 RBIs for the Cubs this season, slashing .199/.302/.374 in 420 total plate appearances.
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