For much of the winter the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners were paired in trade rumors. Seattle had pitching but needed bats. The Sox had bats but needed arms. Almost every week there was a suggestion that Triston Casas was on the way out for one of the arms in the stable at T-Mobile Park. As rumors go, sure it made some sense. However it then opened a hole at first base and considering the plans to move Devers to DH were — lets be honest — probably not connected only to the potentially one-year signing of Alex Bregman, there were simply too many moving parts involved.
Series Preview: Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox: The moose is loose
