Cubs trade Joc Pederson to Braves for prospect Bryce Ball
The Chicago Cubs have traded outfielder Joc Pederson to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Bryce Ball, the teams announced on Thursday. In 73 games for Chicago this year, Pederson slashed .230/.300/.418 with 11 home runs and 39 RBIs. He signed a one-year free-agent deal with the Cubs in the offseason after winning a World Series title with the Los Angeles Dodgers last season. Peterson hit 130 home runs in seven seasons with the Dodgers, making the National League All-Star team in 2015. Ball, the 15th-ranked prospect in the Braves system according to The Athletic's Keith Law, hit .207 at the plate with six homers in 53 games played at the Single-A level this year. Who else could be on the move? Patrick Mooney, Cubs beat writer: No one is untouchable. After a recent 11-game losing streak, president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer told the media what he had already signaled privately ― the Cubs would be open for business this month. The primary focus will be on the two players who represented the Cubs at the All-Star Game ― closer Craig Kimbrel and former National League MVP Kris Bryant ― though Hoyer can also engage teams looking for rotation depth (Zach Davies) and bullpen help (Andrew Chafin and Ryan Tepera). Looking back on Pederson's impact in ChicagoMooney: After crushing the ball in the Cactus League and looking like a potential solution for the team’s stagnant offense, Pederson struggled at the start of the regular season, going 7-for-51 in his first 16 games with the Cubs before going on the injured list with left wrist tendinitis. Pederson’s performance improved dramatically in May (.841 OPS) and June (seven home runs), but any free agent who signed a one-year deal with the Cubs last winter knew that getting traded was a possibility this summer. What Pederson brings to the table for BravesDavid O'Brien, Braves beat writer: The Braves went from already needing to add an outfield bat to desperately needing one after Ronald Acuña Jr.’s season-ending ACL tear Saturday. In Pederson, they get a solid/average defender who can play any outfield position but is most comfortable in right, which is where he’ll be, filling in for Acuña. The lefty hitter has plenty of power vs. right-handed pitchers (11 homers in 221 plate appearances) and has hit .271 with a .348 OBP in 66 PAs vs. lefties. That’s more PAs than he had vs. lefties in the past two seasons combined with the Dodgers, where he was a platoon player.(Photo: Meg Oliphant / Getty Images) All data is taken from the source: http://theathletic.com Article Link: https://theathletic.com/news/cubs-tra... #JocPederson #enews #newstodaydonaldtrump #bbcworldnewstoday #bbcnewsworld #cnnnewstoday #
