Mariners' 3-team trade has created 1.023 OPS outcome
Seattle sought out this upgrade.
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The Seattle Mariners headed into the offseason with a chance to retain Eugenio Suarez to play third base if they wanted. Instead, they went in a different direction, making a three-team trade with the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays for their solution.
So far, Brendan Donovan has been more than worth the cost (which included Seattle sending out switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijtnje and infielder Ben Williamson). Donovan has a 1. 023 OPS so far while hitting leadoff for Seattle.
"Donovan made a name for himself as one of the best utility players in the league, but his trademark versatility hasn’t been on display during his first two weeks with the Mariners, who are using him as their starting third baseman after acquiring him this winter in a three-team trade with the Rays and Cardinals," MLB. com's Mark Feinsand wrote in a new article on Wednesday. "Defense hasn’t been an early-season strength for Donovan (-3 Outs Above Average), but he’s more than made up for it with his bat.