After a quiet period over the weekend that frustrated many Mariners fans, Jerry Dipoto proved he was in fact ready to transact, acquiring All-Star OF Jesse Winker and INF Eugenio Suárez from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Reds, baseball’s closest thing to a Dollar General store, have already shipped out Sonny Gray and continue to sell off pieces of their major-league roster in preparation for a deep rebuild. That rebuild will be aided and abetted by LHP Brandon Williamson, the headline piece of this trade for the Reds, who will also receive two major-league players in RHP Justin Dunn and OF Jake Fraley.