There is a sale of the Orioles. Justin Turner crosses the border northward. More unrest in Las Vegas. And further baseball-related news
In sixteen days, college baseball season will begin.
In exchange for right-handed reliever Justin Topa, right-handed starter
Anthony DeSclafani, outfielder Gabriel Gonzalez, the Mariners’ third-ranked prospect, and minor league right-hander Darren Bowen, Minnesota sent second baseman Jorge Polanco to Seattle, where the Mariners and Twins made a fairly significant trade.
Ben Clemens shares his thoughts on this “intriguing” trade.
Additional MLBD dot com analysis of the transaction.
According to Aaron Gleeman, the Twins’ ability to make off-season transactions has been restricted due to the ambiguity surrounding their TV contract with Diamond Sports Group. (The Athletic prerequisite)
According to Ken Rosenthal, the Mariners are sharing the same amount of cash from television, thus their offseason actions have been centered around reallocating assets to better utilize the talent they can afford. (The Athletic prerequisite) He does propose that they simply spend the cash in the hopes of drawing in additional supporters.
The Twins made Polanco available in part due to the rise of Edouard Julien, their second baseman. Davy Andrews wonders if Julien’s peculiar platoon splits will continue to cause him issues.
And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster.
