07/26/2024 by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

Rays' Aidan Smith: Shipped to Rays

Aidan Smith, Brody Hopkins and a player to be named later were traded from the Mariners to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Randy Arozarena on Friday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.Smith was selected by the Mariners in the fourth round of the 2023 First-Year Player Draft and has spent the 2024 season at Single-A Modesto. He's maintained an impressive .877 OPS and 136 wRC+ across 358 plate appearances as a 19-year-old, though he's still several years away from reaching the majors.