The Chicago White Sox have traded right-handed slugger Jake Burger to the Miami Marlins.
According to Bob Nightengale, the Marlins are sending Jake Eder to the White Sox.
Eder is ranked No. 4 in the Marlins farm system according to MLB Pipeline.
Eder, 24, is a left-handed starting pitcher. He has a 4.12 ERA in nine starts this season between A-Ball and Double-A.
Here is his scouting report via MLB.com.
Eder displayed a plus fastball and slider throughout the 2021 season before he got hurt, and a pro scout with another organization called him the best pitching prospect in baseball. His four-seamer sat at 93-96 mph and touched 98 with ride up in the zone, and he commanded it better than he ever had. He also tightened up his low-80s slider, generating more horizontal action and locating it with more precision than before.
Eder also made strides with a low-80s changeup that offers some fade and tumble. Most importantly, he threw all three pitches for strikes after a history of inconsistent control and command. If his stuff returns after his elbow reconstruction and that polish is for real, he should become at least a No. 3 starter and perhaps more.
Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 50
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