Seattle Mariners Trade a Day: Bend It Beckham Over to Cleveland

As we continue our Mariners trade a day series over the course of the next 6 weeks, we will talk a fair amount about trades that won’t be overly exciting. Tim Beckham will likely be involved in such a trade.

However, while these types of deals aren’t overly exciting, they can provide some good organizational depth, open up playing time on the Mariners big league roster, and do occasionally net teams MLB contributors.

The interesting thing about Tim Beckham is that Jerry Dipoto doesn’t have to trade him. While Beckham did sign a 1-year, $1.75 million deal, he won’t be eligible for free agency until after the 2020 season.

So Seattle can keep Beckham around for dirt cheap next year or non-tender…