In case you missed the trade, the Mariners traded LHP James Paxton to the Yankees for LHP Justus Sheffield, RHP Erik Swanson and OF Dom Thompson-Williams. Paxton, 30, is coming off of his best season to date. He posted an 11-6 record, 3.76 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. In 160.1 innings, he has 208 strikeouts. The Big Maple was the Mariners best pitcher in 2018, but the time to trade him was now.
Paxton has never reached 180 innings in his career. He has spent significant time on the disabled list over the past 3 seasons.