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Ranking the Texas Rangers Trades from this Summer

By Kenneth Nash

CINCINNATI, OH - JULY 12: Wei-Chieh Huang #1 of the World Team throws a pitch against the U.S. Team during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at the Great American Ball Park on July 12, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH - JULY 12: Wei-Chieh Huang #1 of the World Team throws a pitch against the U.S. Team during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at the Great American Ball Park on July 12, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 10: Jesse Chavez #53 of the Texas Rangers throws against the Los Angeles Angels in the fifth inning at Globe Life Park in Arlington on April 10, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 10: Jesse Chavez #53 of the Texas Rangers throws against the Los Angeles Angels in the fifth inning at Globe Life Park in Arlington on April 10, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

5. Jesse Chavez for Tyler Thomas in a Straight Swap

In terms of value for the move, this trade actually was pretty high considering Chavez was a long reliever on an expiring contract. Not really a name that many were throwing out there as a trade candidate, Texas jumped on the opportunity to flip Jesse Chavez to the Chicago Cubs for a low end pitching prospect.

In a straight swap, the Rangers brought in Tyler Thomas, a left handed pitcher in Single-A. For the Cubs affiliate, Thomas had put up an impressive season making 14 starts, 15 appearances, and posting a 2.88 ERA and a WHIP of just 0.96. Not a highly touted prospect, this move was capitalizing one Jesse Chavez’s good year out of the bullpen and turning it into a pitcher that could develop and become an impact reliever for the big league club in the future.

When this deal first happened, we gave the move a grade of a B-.

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