ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The Tampa Bay Rays have traded shortstop Willy Adames and right-handed pitcher Trevor Richards to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for right-handed relief pitchers J.P. Feyereisen and Drew Rasmussen.

Adames, 25, was acquired in the three-team trade that sent left-handed pitcher David Price to the Detroit Tigers on July 31, 2014. He advanced from Class-A Bowling Green to the majors in the Rays organization, making his major league debut on May 22, 2018 against the Boston Red Sox and hitting a home run off Chris Sale in his second career at-bat. Over parts of four seasons with the Rays, he hit .254/.320/.420 (289-for-1,136) with 43 home runs and 124 RBI in 332 games. He helped lead the Rays to 90 wins in 2018, the American League Wild Card in 2019 and the AL’s best record and the second AL pennant in franchise history in 2020. He started all 20 games at shortstop for the Rays last postseason.

“Willy entered our organization as an 18-year-old in a significant trade himself. You can’t create a better human being than who Willy is,” Senior Vice President, Baseball Operations and General Manager Erik Neander said. “We watched him grow up in our organization, watched him be a part of winning clubs through the minor leagues and with our major league team as well, and we would not have accomplished all that we have over the last several years without Willy.”

Richards, 28, made six relief apps over two stints with the Rays this season. He was acquired from the Miami Marlins just minutes before the trade deadline in July 2019 and went 3-0 with a 4.28 ERA (67.1-IP, 32-ER) in 22 appearances (seven starts) over parts of three seasons with the Rays. He was signed by the Marlins as a non-drafted free agent in July 2016 after parts of two seasons in independent ball. He is 10-21 with a 4.42 ERA (305.2-IP, 150-ER) in his major league career.

Feyereisen (FIRE-rye-zehn), 28, made the Brewers Opening Day roster for a second consecutive season and is 0-2 with a 3.26 ERA (19.1-IP, 7-ER) in 21 appearances, all in relief, this season. His 21 appearances led the Brewers, tied for second in the National League, tied for third in the majors and tied for the major league lead among rookies. He did not allow an earned run in his first 17 appearances spanning 16 innings this season, the third-longest such streak to start a season in Brewers history. According to StatCast, he has averaged 93.5 mph on his four-seam fastball this season and has a whiff rate of 61.4 pct. on his offspeed pitches and 42.1 pct. on his breaking pitches. He made six appearances for the Brewers in the shortened 2020 season, his first career major league action. He was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 2014 Amateur Draft out of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point before being traded to the New York Yankees in July 2016 as part of the package for left-handed pitcher Andrew Miller and to the Brewers in September 2019.

Rasmussen (RASS-muss-ehn), 25, will report to Triple-A Durham. He made his first career Opening Day roster this season and went 0-1 with a 4.24 ERA (17-IP, 8-ER) and 25 strikeouts in 15 relief appearances, including a 0.66 ERA (13.2-IP, 1-ER) since April 16. He took the loss in his second appearance of the season and recorded the first save of his professional career on May 9 at Miami. According to StatCast, he has averaged 97.1 mph on his 237 fastballs thrown this season, including a top velocity of 99.3 mph. Over parts of two seasons in the majors, he is 1-1 with a 5.01 ERA (32.1-IP, 18-ER) and 46 strikeouts in 27 appearances, all out of the bullpen. He was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks out of high school but opted to attend college at Oregon State University, where he pitched the first perfect game in school history. He was selected 31st overall by the Rays in the 2017 Amateur Draft but did not sign and underwent a second Tommy John surgery in September 2017 which forced him to miss all of the 2018 season. He signed with the Brewers as a sixth-round pick in the 2018 Amateur Draft and spent the 2019 season in the minors, going 1-3 with a 3.15 ERA (74.1-IP, 26-ER) across three levels.