The Mariners want to improve and obviously they’re ready to go to great lengths to get there.
Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suarez leave the Cincinnati Reds in a trade that moves them to the Mariners in return for some prospects. A player to be named later will leave for Cincinnati.
Tea #Mariners feels Justin Dunn, Jake Fraley and Brandon Williamson to the #Reds for Winker/Suarez.
—Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) March 14, 2022
Suarez and his $ 35 million contract spread over three years are therefore now in Seattle. Winker boosted his value.
Another big “hard to move” contract, after that of Josh Donaldson, was therefore finally traded at third base.
For the second time in two days what was perceived to be a hard-to-move, multi-year 3b contract has been traded with the acquiring team taking on all the $$$ — the #Yankees with Josh Donaldson, the #Mariners with Eugenio Suarez.
—Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) March 14, 2022
Left fielder Winker is quite the ball player who played in the most recent All-Star Game. He will come to solidify a group of quite promising young acrobats.
Both are very nice acquisitions, actually. It’s a nice shot from Seattle, who really want to win.
I wonder, though, what that means for Abraham Toro. This will inevitably cut off his playing time, even if we want to give him a lot in 2022.
It also possibly means that Kris Bryant will not necessarily land in Seattle.
The Rockies still want Kris Bryant
We hadn’t heard from them for a while.
The Mariners want to win in 2022. After Adam Frazier and Robbie Ray, here comes Jerry Dipoto moving again.
The waltz is gone.
- Interesting on the Blue Jays.
Some #BlueJays camp notes from first day of full squad workouts:
-Yusei Kikuchi arrived 4 am Monday, Hyun Jin Ryu expected Monday night or Tuesday.
-Montoyo says probably 2 bullpen spots to fight for. Roster size could change that.
-Don’t rule out 6-man rotation to start season.— Scott Mitchell (@ScottyMitchTSN) March 14, 2022
- Return of the Ghost Rider?
Report: MLB, MLBPA discussing restoring extra-innings runner rule https://t.co/G62U47sjbw pic.twitter.com/iHmnugIcIU
— theScore MLB (@theScoreMLB) March 14, 2022
- Seiya Suzuki: nothing fixed.
While the Padres are in hard on all-around OF talent Seiya Suzuki, word is all these teams remain in the running: Dodgers, Red Sox, Giants, Mariners, Cubs, more.
—Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) March 14, 2022
Unreal crash. Little wonder why Pete Alonso says he’s lucky to be alive https://t.co/gCzyzXNfo8
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) March 14, 2022
- JD Martinez wants to end his career in Boston.
JD Martinez, an impending free agent, says he wants to finish his career in Boston. Says he has expressed it to the team.
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) March 14, 2022
