Mariners made another trade on Saturday.
This was another significant trade to
make the Mariners a contender for the
2024 season.
The Mariners made a trade to bolster
there bullpen. They picked up Gregory
Santos from the Chicago White Sox for
prospects. A great trade partner since
the White Sox are looking to rebuild.
Santos is a right handed reliever who
throws up to 100 mph. He is only
24 years old and the Mariners have
control of him through 2028 season.
Last year he ended the season as the
White Sox's closer. So along with
Andre Munoz and Matt Brash he will
close games as well.
We should see these three primarily
in the eighth and ninth inning sometimes
in the seventh seeing all three. The
Mariners have lefties Gabe Speier and
Tayler Saucedo returning for a second
tour. They are the only lefties on the
Mariners forty man roster.
The Mariners may have to see about
getting another lefty or what they have
in the minors. As you know relievers
can sometimes not last long.
The Mariners gave up right handed
reliever Prelander Berroa their #15
prospect who is a year younger than
Santos. Hss the same skill set though
not there yet. Before the trade the
thought was Berroa would likely be one
of the setup relievers for the Mariners.
They also traded outfielder Zack Deloach
in the trade along with the #68 overall
pick in 2024 baseball draft. Not many
teams trade draft picks. In fact you
can't trade draft picks during the draft
like in other sports. Deloach is a left
handed hitter and had Dominic Canzone
and Cade Marlowe ahead of him. This
gives him new life I expect. He is the
second outfield prospect traded this
week. The other in the Jorge Polanco
trade. Jonathan Clase is the top
outfield prospect at #7 for the Mariners.
He is a switch hitter with speed. You
will see him in training camp and he
is on the 40 man roster too. Go M's.
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