Cubs acquire INF Isaac Paredes from the Rays for 3B Christopher Morel and 2 minor leaguers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â The Chicago Cubs acquired All-Star infielder Isaac Paredes from the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday for third baseman Christopher Morel and two minor leaguers.Paredes is batting .245 with 16 homers and 55 RBIs in 101 games this season. He signed with Chicago as an amateur free agent in 2015, but he was traded to Detroit two years later and made his big league debut with the Tigers in 2020.
The Cubs, who are focused on the future ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline, sent Morel and right-handers Hunter Bigge and Ty Johnson to the Rays.The 25-year-old Morel set career highs with 26 homers, 70 RBIs and a .247 batting average last year, but he has struggled this season.Morel was the designated hitter for Sunday's game at Kansas City. He popped out in the second and then was a part of some hugs in the Cubs' dugout in the bottom of the third.
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