The Cubs have acquired All-Star third baseman Isaac Paredes from the Rays in exchange for Christopher Morel and two pitching prospects, sources told ESPN.
The Cubs are also sending two prospects -- pitchers Ty Johnson and Hunter Bigge -- to the Rays in the deal, sources told ESPN.
Paredes immediately will step in as the Cubs' starting third baseman, as the team has been searching for an answer at that position since moving on fromin 2021. Morel has played there this season with varying degrees of improvement on defense, but his offensive output stalled somewhat after a promising first two years of his career.After hitting .247 with 26 homers last season, Morel is hitting .199 with a team leading 18 home runs this season.
Paredes, who is hitting .247 with 16 home runs and 19 doubles this season, was originally signed by the Cubs but never played for them as he was traded to theBigge just made his MLB debut this month after being drafted in the 12th round in 2019. Johnson was taken in the 15th round of the 2023 draft and has been pitching at the Class-A level this season.and Zach Eflin earlier in the week.
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