Blue Jays' Raimel Tapia: Traded to Toronto

Tapia and Adrian Pinto were traded from the Rockies to the Blue Jays on Thursday in exchange for Randal Grichuk and cash considerations, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

The core of the deal is an unusual swap of major-league outfielders in Tapia and Grichuk. Tapia gets the short end of the stick there, as he's moving away from the hitters' paradise of Coors Field and joins a much stronger roster where playing time will be harder to come by. Tapia has been a fine fantasy option in Colorado, as the large outfield at Coors Field has helped him to a .280 batting average, but he owns a lifetime 78 wRC+ once the very hitter-friendly park is factored in, so it's hard to see him carving out a significant role for a contender like the Blue Jays, unless there's an injury ahead of him on the depth chart.