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Mariners have no need to dump veteran contracts this spring

It may seem like an odd topic to cover, but mlbtraderumor.com posted an article identifying 5 players whom the Boston Red Sox could trade for in an attempt to add a prospect. And, of course, two Mariners made the list. But while the idea makes a lot of sense for Boston, it makes no sense for a team like Seattle.

The basic premise is simple: Boston takes on a portion, or perhaps all, of a “bad” contract from a team and gets a prospect added for buying the junk bonds. But the Mariners have no business selling any of their current contracts as “junk bonds”.