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[Padres GM (Kevaghn)]

San Diego Padres Trade:

SP Nestor Cortes - $4.8M $4.8M FA

St. Louis Cardinals Trade:

MI Gleyber Torres - $9.95M Arb3 FA

Hoping this doesn't immediately bite me in the butt because you can always use an extra arm, but Nestor has unfortunately not really been a positive force for me all year so I'm rolling the dice. My lineup is supposed to be my strength anyway and I just haven't gotten all that much out of my MI this year, so I like the prospect of slotting in a solid all-around contributor like Gleyber. 

Over to Zack for confirmation! 

[Cardinals GM (Zack)]

I have a bit of a surplus in the MI positions and really want to start building a rotation for next year. Love the price of Nestor and fully expecting him to bounce back. Confirmed!