The Seattle Mariners are grabbing some power to insert into the middle of their lineup. Jeff Passan has reported that the Mariners, who are 54-48, and six games behind the Houston Astros in the American League West will acquire Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Left-hander Brandyn Garcia and right-hander Ashton Izzi are headed back to the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Seattle Mariners for first baseman Josh Naylor, sources tell ESPN. That’s the full trade.
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While Seattle is down in the division, they are tied with Boston for the second wildcard in the American League.
Naylor will come to Seattle with a .292 batting average, along with 11 home runs and 59 runs batted in.
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Last season, Naylor was part of the Cleveland Guardians, where he played in 152 games, and clubbed a career-high 31 homeruns.
Arizona will receive Ashton Izzi and Brandyn Garcia from the Mariners. Garcia is a lefthander, and the 11th round pick in 2023. Izzi was a fourth round pick in 2022.
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