At the end of the day, we are breaking this deal down into two separate Mariners trades, but ultimately it does not matter. At the end of the day, after just 4 appearances in a Seattle uniform, long-time San Francisco Giants reliever Hunter Strickland is off to a new team.
Just minutes after the news of the Roenis Elias trade broke, the Mariners and Nationals made another deal, swapping Strickland with left-handed reliever prospect Aaron Fletcher. When you consider how little Strickland contributed to this season, getting anything for him seems like a good idea.