The Seattle Mariners have been recognized to be purchasing for an affect bat for his or her lineup. They tried to fill that void on Thursday.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that the Mariners acquired first baseman Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks. Pitching prospects Brandyn Garcia and Ashton Izzi are heading to Arizona in return.
Naylor entered Thursday having produced a .292/.360/.447 batting line in 394 plate appearances for the Diamondbacks, hitting 11 homers and 19 doubles whereas stealing a profession excessive 11 bases. Mariners first basemen had ranked 18th in the majors with a .711 OPS getting into Thursday, resulting in main first baseman Rowdy Tellez being launched on June 26.
Whereas Naylor might not be the affect bat that the Mariners had been purchasing for, he does have loads of energy. He hit 31 homers as a part of an All-Star season for Cleveland in 2024 and will present extra energy for a Marines lineup that might use a lift.
In alternate, the Diamondbacks obtain a pair of intriguing prospects. Garcia, the Mariners 13th-ranked prospect earlier than the commerce, is seen as a late bloomer who has improved drastically since being drafted within the eleventh spherical of the 2023 MLB Draft. The lefty has an intriguing four-pitch combine headlined by a mid-90s sinker and a cutter that generates loads of swings and misses.
Izzi, the Mariners 16th-ranked prospect, was a fourth-round choice within the 2022 MLB Draft. Whereas there are questions on his command, Izzi has an above common fastball that has topped out at 97 mph. His sweeper has the flexibility to overlook bats, and whereas Izzi does have the vestiges of a changeup, that pitch might not matter if he transitions to the bullpen the place his fastball and sweeper might play up.
This might not be the Mariners’ solely commerce with the Diamondbacks forward of the July 31 commerce deadline. Seattle is known to be interested in third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who would add one other wanted energy bat to their lineup. Naylor gives a wanted improve, however he might solely be the start of a busy week for each groups.
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