TB and SD Trade

[Rays GM (Bailey)]

TB sends:
Yonny Chirinos, SP (TB) - 22: $1.2M; 23-24: ARB
Alexander Suarez, OF (SF) - Prospect

SD sends:
Konnor Pilkington, SP (CLE) - Prospect

TB Logic:
I have been a fan of Yonny for a long time; I wanna say he has been following me on social media for like three years now lol. But given my depth at SP, I thought it might make sense to move him for another player I like. From the CLE bunch, I now have Pilk, Battenfield, and Myers, so hopefully I'll get solid production out of at least one of them.

Nice working with Kevaghn, thanks and good luck.

[Padres GM (Kevaghn)]

Padres accept.

I need some depth in my rotation and when healthy, Yonny Chirinos is going to be a contributor. I know there is still a long road back to the majors for him, but you never know how long it'll take for prospects to develop either. So while I like what Pilkington has done lately and am optimistic about what Cleveland can do with him irl, I think my pitching staff needs the proven talent more even if the timelines are similar. Suarez, meanwhile, is just a cool lotto ticket with big-time bat speed and wheels -- a combo hard for me to turn down.