On May 14, the Chicago Cubs acquired right-handed pitcher Tyson Miller from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for minor league infielder Jake Slaughter. To make room on the 40-man roster, left-handed pitcher Richard Lovelady was designated for assignment. Subsequently, on May 18, the Tampa Bay Rays acquired Lovelady from the Cubs in exchange for minor league left-handed pitcher Jeff Belge. To accommodate Lovelady on their roster, the Rays moved right-handed pitcher Jacob Waguespack to the 60-day injured list. Lovelady, 28, has parts of five seasons in the majors with a 5.48 ERA and uses a 92-93 mph sinker and a mid-80's slider. He has held left-handed batters to a .235 average and a .353 slugging percentage with a 26% strikeout rate.
Clarification: LHP Richard Lovelady, acquired by #Rays today from #Cubs, has no options remaining, so can't be sent to minors. Could join Rays Sunday or Monday.
Rays get RHP Lovelady from Cubs for LHP Belge https://t.co/ee6P1eXiQ5
The Rays acquired reliever Richard Lovelady from the Cubs on Saturday in exchange for fellow left-handed pitcher Jeff Belge. https://t.co/dyIfnR9MBx
Today the #Rays acquired LHP Richard Lovelady (not yet in system) from the #Cubs in exchange for LHP Jeff Belge ($0.1M). The deal is tentatively accepted by our model, pending Lovelady's addition.
Rays acquire LHP Richard Lovelady from Cubs https://t.co/07aIB2yIop https://t.co/0XlXXaHmwQ
I wonder if the Rays will look to move Lovelady to the left-most side of the rubber. They did this with Diekman last year. It helps these east/west workers become even more of a horizontal outlier, and if Lovelady does so he will have one of the widest release points in MLB. https://t.co/nKhAWLm5i4
#Rays acquire LH reliever Richard Lovelady from #Cubs for minor league LH Jeff Belge. To make room on 40-man roster for Lovelady, who was recently DFA’d, Rays moved RH Jacob Waguespack to 60-day IL. Lovelady, 28, has parts of 5 seasons in majors with a 5.48 ERA.
The #Rays have acquired Richard Lovelady from the Cubs. He uses a 92-93 mph sinker and a mid 80's SL to create touch matchups for lefties. Lefties have hit just .235 (.353 SLG) with a 26 K% against him in his career. He's 28 and has one MiLB option remaining. https://t.co/RPmTG3D8J1
Rays Acquire Richard Lovelady From Cubs https://t.co/Z1iNjmma6S https://t.co/8FBW4z8lgM
Cubs acquire Rays LHP Jeff Belge for Lovelady, who was DFA’d
#Rays acquire LH reliever Richard Lovelady from #Cubs for minor league LH Jeff Belge. To make room on 40-man roster for Lovelady, who was recently DFA’s, Rays moved RH Jacob Waguespack to 60-day IL. Lovelady, 28, has parts of 5 seasons in majors with a 5.48 ERA.
Chicago Cubs acquire bullpen help in a trade for reliever Tyson Miller from Seattle Mariners https://t.co/YINom0OfJX
#Cubs made last night's trade official and parted ways with Richard Lovelady: https://t.co/mPCDfzRrDU https://t.co/goMaVg8Wzi
The #Cubs today acquired RHP Tyson Miller from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for minor league INF Jake Slaughter. To make room on the 40-man roster, LHP Richard Lovelady has been designated for assignment. https://t.co/mKCSwKzJX7
Cubs Designate Richard Lovelady For Assignment https://t.co/G3eNjKregL https://t.co/3bP9vAxFbI