This is our third Mariners deal we have looked at through this odd and ultimately narrow lens, and the results early on have been quite surprising. First, we established that the Mariners actually got the better end of the Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano deal in 2019 (adding insult to injury). Second, we saw that the Mariners dominated the Alex Colome and Omar Narvaez trade.
So in a few deals that are geared more towards the future than 2019, Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto actually did both. So today, we take a look at the third trade we are covering and this was perhaps the most controversial deal of the entire off-season.