Mariners Trade Walker and Marte to Diamondbacks for Segura

Mariners acquire a brilliant young shortstop in Jean Segura, but it comes at a cost in surprising trade of Taijuan Walker.

Jerry Dipoto had said that this off-season would involve fewer moves than last year. So far that that hasn’t been the case.

On Thanksgiving Eve, Jerry made another trade. He sent Taijuan Walker and Ketel Marte to Arizona for shortstop Jean Segura, outfielder Mitch Haniger and pitcher Zac Curtis.

Many Mariners fans had been calling for an upgrade at the shortstop position after Marte’s difficult year.

Marte’s season was going pretty well early on -Mariners fans will remember when he and Martin were both on a roll and the Mariners were winning- but then both of them got…