Seattle Mariners: 5 offseason trade targets
Ed Stein
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Jan 18, 2022
The candidates are listed in no particular order with their respective pros and cons.
Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies
2021 – Slash line .254/.331/.449 with 23 home runs, 86 RBI, and 32 doubles in 528 at-bats.
Contract Status
Ryan McMahon is just entering his prime at 27-years-old. This season he makes $5M and is arbitration-eligible for 2023. After that, he’s a free agent.
Pros
- McMahon is an excellent fielder who seems to be improving the more he plays in the Majors. Last season his dWar climbed to a career-high 2.6
- He is a left-handed batter, but his splits are close enough to even, so Mariners manager Scott Servais won’t have to pinch-hit for him if the other team brings in a lefty reliever.
- Under team control for two more years, McMahon has a manageable contract.
- He showed a good ability at the plate to hit to the opposite field.
- Not expensive to gein in a trade. The Rockies need pitchers, and Seattle has some to spare. They likely don’t have to give up one of their top three pitching prospects to get a deal done.
Cons
- Like many past and present Rockies’ players, McMahon’s stats heavily favor Coors Field. He slashed just .227/.317/.406 away from the hitter’s paradise.
- McMahon is very streaky at the plate, which means he can’t always be counted on.
- Ideally, the Mariners would want someone with a higher on-base percentage than his career .323 (.300 away from Coors).
A final thought on Ryan McMahon
McMahon is streaky at the plate, but our Andrew Elerbaum says, when he’s on, he’s crazy good.
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