The offseason trade window continues to get hotter every day. Just before the end of 2024, the Miami Marlins They get a new player for the next campaign.
According to journalist Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Chicago Cubs They will acquire utility player Vidal Bruján in exchange for the first baseman Matt Mervis.
Mervis, 26, rose quickly through the Cubs’ system after being signed as an undrafted free agent in the shortened 2020 MLB Draft. He reached Triple-AAA Iowa in 2021 and compiled a .269 average with 52 home runs and 162 RBIs in 242 games at that level over the past four seasons.
However, Mervis’ production in the minors did not translate to the majors, where he hit .155 with three home runs, 14 RBIs and a .481 OPS in 36 games with the Cubs between the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
