The San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers engaged in an outfielder swap on Thursday. The Giants sent Willie Calhoun to Texas while receiving Steven Duggar in exchange.
The San Francisco team made the move official on their social media and revealed they received cash consideration as part of the deal with the Rangers as well.
The move might seem like a head-scratching one since both Duggar and Calhoun are position players who hit with their left hand. However, they are also both currently going through a rough stretch and might benefit from a change of scenery. Each team probably hopes their coaching staff can get the best out of the player they received and are better off without the player who left through the door.
Calhoun wanted to leave the Rangers for some time now, having officially made a trade request when he was optioned to Triple-A earlier this month. He played 18 games in 2022 before that and batted a career-low .136 with one homer and two RBIs.
Duggar, on the other hand, has posted a .194 batting average with no home runs and four RBIs in 12 games this season. He spent significant time on the sideline due to an oblique injury he suffered back in April.
