According to Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times, In the days leading up to his start and even into the evening hours on Tuesday, Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto worked to finalize a trade that would’ve sent Leake to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The trade obviously didn’t get too close to finalizing, as Leake would end up starting last night, ironically driving up his trade value by throwing a complete game, allowing just one earned run.
So what is Leake’s value? At the surface level, he doesn’t look like a guy worth a great deal. But upon diving a little deeper, you may be surprised.