Carlos Santana On The Move

Associated Press

For the third time in his big league career, Carlos Santana (Not the Singer) has been traded to a playoff-contending team. In a rare divisional trade, the Pittsburgh Pirates send Santana to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor league shortstop Jhonny Severino.

Santana has been hitting .235 on the season with 12 home runs and 53 RBIs. He will platoon both First Base and DH for the Brew Crew.

Santana started his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers before being traded to the then Cleveland Indians. He was called up in 2010 as a backup Catcher. In 46 games he hit .260 with six home runs and 22 RBIs. Over the next four seasons, he played 290 games behind the plate, while also playing first and third base, before injuries forced him to move over to first base for the remainder of his career.

During his first stint with the Cleveland Indians, he hit .249 with 168 home runs and 565 RBIs, helping propel the Indians to their first World Series since 1997 in 2016.

After the 2017 season, he signed a three-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. While he hit 24 home runs and 86 RBIs, it was clear Philadelphia was not a right fit for Santana, so in a three-team trade, he was sent back to Cleveland. 2019 proved to be his best year, hitting .281 with 34 home runs and 93 RBIs, giving him his first All-Star nod and Silver Slugger. Sadly, he could never live back up to those numbers, as he only hit .207 with 46 home runs and 159 RBIs. He signed with the Kansas City Royals in 2021, only to be traded the following year to the Seattle Mariners, though he helped the Mariners break their 21-year postseason drought.

He signed with the Pirates to start the 2023 season, and now looks to help the division-leading Brewers to a NL Central Crown.

For the Pirates they get 18 year old Jhonny Severino, who has a career .261 average in the minors with seven home runs and 35 RBIs. He will look to be apart of a rebuilding Pirates team. Hopefully this trade works out for both teams going forward.