The Mariners have a tendency to trade away talented players while they’re young.
Whether that’s Adam Jones, Dave Henderson, Shin-Soo Choo, David Ortiz, Derek Lowe, or Jason Varitek to name a few. [Sheds a few tears]
This trade isn’t much different.
Even though the two players the M’s received in the swap -middle-infielder, Felix Fermin and DH/1B, Reggie Jefferson- the pair of players had few productive years with Seattle, making a comparison to Vizquel’s talent laughable.
I remember it like it was yesterday, December 20, 1993. Seattle traded Omar Vizquel to the Cleveland Indians for Fermin and Jefferson.