The Seattle Mariners have struck for the first big trade of the final week before the July 31 deadline, and they have struck hard with a weakness-busting deal for Josh Naylor.
The deal, which was first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, has the slugging first baseman coming to Seattle from the Arizona in exchange for two pitching prospects. Here's the full agreement, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN:
- Seattle Mariners get: 1B Josh Naylor
- Arizona Diamondbacks get: LHP Brandyn Garcia, RHP Ashton Izzi
This is about as clear cut a case of a team getting its man as there can be.