St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays acquired catcher Ryan Hanigan from the Cincinnati Reds and relief pitcher Heath Bell from the Arizona Diamondbacks in a three-team trade on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Tampa Bay sent minor league pitcher Justin Choate along with a player to be named later to Arizona in exchange for Bell and cash considerations, while the Diamondbacks traded pitcher David Holmberg to the Reds, who sent Hanigan to the Rays.<\/p>\n
The Rays and Hanigan agreed to a three-year contract extension worth a guaranteed $10.75 million, with a club option for the 2017 season.<\/p>\n
Hanigan had spent the duration of his seven-year career in Cincinnati, compiling a .262 average with 20 home runs and 138 RBI in 474 games. A pair of stints on the disabled list hampered Hanigan in 2013 and he batted a career- low .198 with two homers and 21 RBI in 75 games.<\/p>\n
Bell, 36, has recorded 168 career saves over 10 major league seasons with the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Miami Marlins and Diamondbacks. The hard- throwing right-hander went 5-2 with a 4.11 earned run average and 15 saves in 69 appearances last season.<\/p>\n
Choate, a 22-year-old right-hander, went 1-3 with six saves and a 2.88 ERA in 16 relief appearances with Class-A Hudson Valley in 2013.<\/p>\n
Holmberg spent the majority of 2013 with Double-A Mobile, going 5-8 with a 2.75 ERA in 26 starts. The 22-year-old southpaw made his major debut on Aug. 27 in a start against San Diego, but did not factor in the decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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