The Toronto Blue Jays traded Randal Grichuk and cash considerations to the Colorado Rockies on Thursday in exchange for fellow outfielder Raimel Tapia and infield prospect Adrian Pinto.
Grichuk, 30, batted .241 with 22 home runs and a career-high 81 RBIs in 149 games with Toronto in 2021.
He is a career .245/.293/.473 hitter with 156 homers and 439 RBIs in 883 games with the St. Louis Cardinals (2014-17) and Blue Jays.
Tapia, 28, batted .273 with six homers and set career highs in doubles (26), RBIs (50) and stolen bases (20) in 133 games with Colorado in 2021.
He is a lifetime .280/.325/.395 hitter with 19 homers, 136 RBIs and 45 steals in 439 games with the Rockies since 2016.
Pinto, 19, was the MVP of the Dominican Summer League in 2021 after slashing .360/.487/.543 with 22 extra-base hits, 27 RBIs, 41 stolen bases and just 18 strikeouts in 54 games.
