Right-hander Jacob Watters was traded from the A’s to the Rays in the five-player Jeffrey Springs deal.
Watters, a 2022 fourth-round pick out of West Virginia, had a 5.23 ERA and a 56/33 K/BB in 63 2/3 innings last season, most of them coming in high-A ball. He wasn’t considered one of the Athletics’ better pitching prospects, but the Rays must see something they like.
