Rays, Mariners come to agreement on six-player trade

The World Series may have just ended, but the hot stove is already starting to heat up. New general manager Jerry Dipoto appears to be quite serious about making changes on the roster. Greg Johns of MLB.com reports Brad Miller, Logan Morrison, and Danny Farquhar have been traded to the Rays while Nate Karns, C.J. Riefenhauser and Boog Powell go the Mariners’ way. We’ve got you covered, with an audit of the credible and relevant trade rumors throughout baseball between now and spring training, plus all the completed deals as well.

“We’ve talked to the Rays pretty consistently close to the last four weeks”, he said. It began as kicking the tires on the possibilities.

From the Rays’ perspective, the move gives them three big league players who will add depth to their squad. The 27-year-old logged 27 appearances – 26 starts – with a 7-5 record and a 3.67 ERA. He struck out 145 batters in 147 pinnings pitched � the most of all AL rookies.

“He certainly has the type of bat that fits in the DH role, and we’re excited about that bat”, Silverman said. “He’s a power arm with power stuff, coming off a really solid season in the big leagues”. “This was addressing a need”.

Powell could be the Mariners starting center fielder of the future. 328 with an on base percentage of. He was acquired by the Rays as part of the Zobrist trade with the Oakland Athletics last offseason. Riefenhauser, Boog Powell…no, not that Boog Powell!!

“He’s neutralized left-handers throughout his minor league career”, Dipoto said.

258 with 11 home runs, 46 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 144 games this season.

It should be noted that Miller made a few progress at the plate in 2015, hitting.258/.329/.402.

The teams pulled off a surprising six-player deal on Thursday night. “He’s been a trade target and a guy that others have come after”. He is also controllable through the 2019 season and is not arbitration eligible until next year.

Remember former Rays utility player Ben Zobrist? In Tampa, he’s going to get the opportunity to return to shortstop. “It’s a good move for us”.

The lefty-swinging Morrison, 28, hit 17 homers and knocked in 54 runs last season, though with a. 225 average and a. 685 on-base plus slugging percentage.

The trade raises immediate eyebrows for Rays fans with the inclusion of Logan Morrison. The 28 year old hit just.

Seattle’s most important piece in the deal is Karns, who produced a breakout season in 2015.

The Mariners got two nice years out of Farquhar – he had a 3.34 ERA (110 ERA+) in 126 2/3 innings – before he fell apart in 2015, pitching to a 5.12 ERA (74 ERA+) in 51 innings.

This looks like a good old-fashioned challenge trade, two teams dealing from a relative position of strength to fill obvious holes: The Rays needed a shortstop with Asdrubal Cabrera hitting free agency, and the Mariners need to improve a rotation that finished ninth in the American League in ERA and has Hisashi Iwakuma as a free agent. “They answered needs. We answered needs”.