The expectation was that the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros were going to engage in a race for bats ahead of the MLB trade deadline, and the Mariners were the team to strike first. On Thursday, the Mariners acquired slugging first baseman Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for two pitching prospects.
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.
And so begins deadline season.