We had
Albert Abreu ready to return from his rehab assignment (after being out since last August) and we needed to make a move for a starter.
Our options were to either demote
Alex Faedo, or trade one of
Rogelio Armenteros or
Spencer Turnbull.
Rogelio didn't have as much value, since he has had a poor start to his season, but Spencer had decent trade value.
We decided to use this value to package him with
Max Schrock (and his $5+ million dollar contract).
So here is the trade we have made with the Mariners.
Here is Spencer Turnbull.
Here is Max Schrock. He has had a really down year, and we have plenty of infield depth.
In return we will be getting
Luis Torrens to be our backup catcher (they're retaining 40%).
Also, we pickup
Dexter Jordan Jr. I think him because he has the defensive ratings to play anywhere on the field (aside from catcher).
Here is
Albert Abreu who is coming off the IL.
Also, we have decided it is time to callup Bobby Witt Jr. The manager wants to bench Isaac Paredes (.918 OPS in 50 games), but we are going to force Witt Jr. to 2B so we can keep both bats in the lineup.