Fansided · Nov 3
Arizona Fall League has soured Mariners' Luis Castillo trade win with Boston Smith
As per usual, the Mariners were quite busy at this past trade deadline. Though they ultimately fell well short of a postseason berth, the front office was aggressive, acquiring Taylor Ward and Seranthony Domínguez, neither of whom panned out in the slightest. However, one of the biggest moves was actually to include Luis Castillo in the Domínguez trade.
For Seattle, it was a sort of addition by subtraction. The team had been struggling with an excess of viable starters in their rotation, and in an effort to make room for phenom prospect Kade Anderson, they needed to get rid of at least one lest they keep up the strange piggyback charade they started in June.