If the season started today, Mark Trumbo would likely be the Mariners starting first baseman. But if the season started on Thursday, there is a good chance that Mark Trumbo might not be a part of the Seattle Mariners.
And then this tweet followed later:
orioles are another team in on trumbo. @Ken_Rosenthal wrote 1st about his availability & rox. https://t.co/yzTNwA7FDz
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) December 1, 2015
Why the sudden rush to move Trumbo?
The organization faces a minor conundrum with Trumbo. The Major League Baseball deadline to tender contracts to players under club control on the 40-man roster is at 9 p.