Sources: Twins trade Jorge Polanco to Mariners in 5-player deal

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The Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins swung a five-player trade Monday, with second baseman Jorge Polanco going to Seattle for outfield prospect Gabriel Gonzalez, reliever Justin Topa, starter Anthony DeSclafani and minor league pitcher Darren Bowen, sources told ESPN.

Polanco, a 30-year-old switch hitter, joins a Mariners team that has spent the winter seeking bats to complement its elite starting pitching. An All-Star in 2019, Polanco has been a consistently well-above-league average hitter in his 10-year big league career, slashing .269/.334/.446, and should slot into the middle of a Mariners order that includes Julio Rodriguez, J.P. Crawford,…