With a strong defensive profile and three more seasons of control, Fortes is acquired and Danny Jansen shipped out.

To fill his role in Tampa Bay, the Rays appear reportedly acquiring one of the Marlins catchers Nick Fortes; the fish had three catchers on the major league roster with a top prospect in the wings. At the plate Fortes has a career 70 wRC+ with both low walk and low strikeout rates, but you don’t acquire this sort of catcher for his bat.

The Milwaukee Brewers have taken their first swing of trade-deadline season. The Brewers are acquiring catcher Danny Jansen from the Tampa Bay Rays, as first reported July 28 by ESPN's Jeff Passan.