The Seattle Mariners are still looking for ways to recover from losing Jorge Polanco, which figured to be hard enough without those pesky Houston Astros punching them in the back.
Such is what happened on Friday, when the Astros took part in a three-team trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays that took a post-Polanco option for Seattle off the board. Pour one out for the idea of Brandon Lowe as a Mariner, as he's going to be a Pirate instead.
Mariners' division rival's 3-team trade puts Seattle in big offseason bind
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