Josh Naylor is a Mariner

[Vesuve]

Just heard it watching an MLB game.

Mariners To Acquire Josh Naylor

The first big move of deadline season has arrived, as the Mariners added Josh Naylor to their lineup. Find out more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[Ruminator]

Yep! Saw it 10m ago on SM.

 

[Crizilla]

Yes.

 

[NoGain]

Who's outgoing?

 

[Stanton Sucks]

Mariners prospects Ashton Izzi (No. 13) and Brandyn Garcia (No. 19) are headed to the Diamondbacks in exchange for Josh Naylor, per
@JeffPassan
.

 

[Chapow]

Love it. 1B is the position in most desperate need of an upgrade, imo, and this is a helluva upgrade.

FYI, Naylor is younger than Cal. If they can sign him to an extension or re-sign him after the season, this could solve our 1B woes for the foreseeable future.

 

[Stanton Sucks]

How quickly can we get him to Anaheim?

 

[sutz]

Actually always made more sense to me than Geno. Williamson is the 3B of the future, or at least that's how it looks. Replacing a platoon at 1st with a real 1B just makes sense.

 

[Steve Hawk]

Hell yes, that was my number 1. Didnt lose much either. Hopefully we can sign him to a deal.

 

[Stanton Sucks]

Actually always made more sense to me than Geno. Williamson is the 3B of the future, or at least that's how it looks. Replacing a platoon at 1st with a real 1B just makes sense.

They said Suarez is still their #1 priority. This deal was simple so they went with it, but still working for Geno. A lot of teams in on him so will take a little longer.

 

[Crizilla]

Thinking they put him in the 5 spot like ARZ did.

 

[bileever]

Should have signed him this off-season. Better late than never.

The middle of the order with Cal, Randy and Josh Naylor is looking good.

OPS: Cal .988, Randy .814, Naylor .807

 

[Chapow]

Actually always made more sense to me than Geno. Williamson is the 3B of the future, or at least that's how it looks. Replacing a platoon at 1st with a real 1B just makes sense.

Geno would be a massive upgrade to Williamson. If they're really serious about a playoff push this season (and acquiring Naylor indicates that they are), they really need better production at 3B.

 

[Sperrydogg]

Excellent

 

[Atradees]

Right on mofos

 

[Stanton Sucks]

Looks good in that uniform

 

[Sperrydogg]

May he never strikeout

 

[SoulfishHawk]

.291 hitter, solid 1B, 30+ bombs last season. 3rd lowest strikout rate in baseball. I don't say it often, but....NICE JOB Front Office

 

[Stanton Sucks]

.291 hitter, solid 1B, 30+ bombs last season. 3rd lowest strikout rate in baseball. I don't say it often, but....NICE JOB Front Office

Yes this was a no-brainer. My only negative thought is that we could have had him for 100 more games if we traded for him last offseason. But as for a trade deadline move, this was an 'A'.

 

[NoGain]

How come we got him for seemingly for so cheap?