Indians obtain Wood and Arroyo from Tampa Bay

The Cleveland Indians have made their first move of the silly season as the Wahoos traded with the Tampa Bay Rays to add pitcher Hunter Wood and utilityman Christian Arroyo for the postseason run.

Hunter Wood is the major part of the deal with as righthanded help for the bullpen with a fastball in the middle 90s.
Wood was 1-1 with an ERA of 2.48 in 19 appearances for Tampa, striking out 24 in 29 innings and will likely slot in as the seventh or eighth-inning setup man,
Wood has been assigned to AAA Columbus as a temporary measure until space on the 40 man roster can be made later this week.

Christian Arroyo was once a first-round pick(2013) and highly touted prospect for the Giants with a highly regarded bat, but after being traded to Tampa in the trade that sent Matt Moore to the Giants for the 2017 stretch run, had been a disappointment.
Arroyo is currently on the disabled list with an issue with his right forearm and may not be able to return this season, although a September recall is possible.
Arroyo can play multiple positions around the infield and might best be used as a utilityman with a very good contact bat.
Arroyo hit .220 with two homers for Tampa in fifty at-bats and hit .314 with eight homers for AAA Durham in 121 plate appearances.
Arroyo was placed on the Indians disabled list upon completion of the trade.

Cleveland gave international slot money to the Rays along with outfielder Ruben Cardenas in return for the aforementioned two players,
Cardenas was the Indians sixteenth round selection in the 2018 draft from Cal-State Fullerton and played 84 games for low A Lake County, hitting .284 with 10 homers in 320 at-bats.
The 21 year old outfielder ranked in the top five in six batting categories in the Midwest League and is projected to have plus power, although his ability to make contact at higher levels has been questioned and a collegiate back injury helped Cardenas slide in the draft far more than had been projected before Cardenas final season with Fullerton.
Cardenas was assigned to Tampa's low A affiliate in the same Midwest League with the Bowling Green Hot Rods.

This trade may not spin the world, but hard-throwing young relievers with controllable years are always going to have a strong market and even though relief pitchers are the least stable position from year to year of late, anytime you can add one such as Wood, it could be a good deal.