In what could be the first of a few trades prior to Mondays trade deadline the Chicago Cubs have acquired Jose Martinez from the Tampa Bay Rays for a couple players to be named later according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.
Although Martinez has just a .239/.329.3888 overall split this year, he has a tremendous amount of success against lefties, he has traditionally been known as a lefty masher with a lifetime .319/.392/.554 line in 336 plate appearances against southpaws throughout his career.
Getting his bat against lefties is a huge benefit to a team that has been very sad against lefties, the Cubs as a team are hitting just .208/.325/.333 against them.
Martinez, 32, was acquired by the Rays from the St. Louis Cardinals in the offseason. He is owed a pro-rated $2.125 million this year and is under team control through the 2022 season.
His position is listed as an OF/1B, but he likely receive the most of his playing time in the designated hitter spot as his defense is considered absolutely terrible.
In a corresponding move the Cubs have designated catcher Josh Phegley for assignment. Phegley had been a star of summer camp, but went just 1-16 with a home run and three strikeouts in the regular season.
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