The Rays have acquired right-hander from the Mariners as the player to be named later in the July trade that send outfielder to Seattle, per announcements from both clubs. The righty wasnt on Seattles 40-man roster and wont need to be added to Tampas. The Mariners were leading the American League West for much of the first half of 2024 but were fading in the summer as their offense disappeared. They attempted to revive their lineup at the deadline by acquiring from the Blue Jays and Arozarena from the Rays. In the deal with Tampa, the Ms parted with prospects , and a player to be named later, who has now been revealed as Cummings. Both Turner and Arozarena hit well for the Ms but the club still fell shy of the postseason. They still have a chance to Alize Johnson Jersey recoup some value on the Arozarena deal going forward as he can be retained for two more seasons. He made $8.1MM in 2024 and will be due two more raises in the forthcoming campaigns. projects him for a salary of $11.7MM in 2025. Cummings, 23 next month, was selected by the Mariners in the seventh round of the 2023 draft. Taken out of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina, he signed for a $225K bonus. He made his profe sional debut this year, making 25 starts for High-A Everett. In his 116 2/3 innings for the AquaSox, he allowed 4.17 earned runs per nine. He struck out 24.7% of batters faced, walked 9.2% of them and got opponents to hit the ball on the ground at a 50.3% clip. Back in July, published his list of the top 34 prospects in the Mariners system. Cummings wasnt one of those 34 but got an honorable mention as Longenhagen described him as a potential depth starter. Goga Bitadze Jersey