Mariners Rumors: Trading with the Twins for Nelson Cruz

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 02: Nelson Cruz #23 of the Minnesota Twins bats against the Chicago White Sox on September 2, 2020 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)

There are all kind of rumors, hopes, wants, and pipe dreams about what teams could do as they approach the 2021 MLB Trade Deadline. For the Mariners, it’s still hard to tell what they plan on doing.

Well, that is, unless you believe what Dipoto said recently. To summarize, he mentioned that the team wasn’t going to mortgage their window long-term, would try and acquire a shorter-term pitcher that could possibly help through 2022, and then go out and look for a cheap bat.

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