Seattle Mariners: Jerry Dipoto’s 10 best trades with the M’s
Joe Swenson
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#1. Ty France, Andres Munoz, Luis Torrens, and Taylor Trammell from San Diego for Austin Adams, Austin Nola, and Danny Altavilla August 31st, 2020
This may go down as the best trade the Mariners have ever made. They gave up a journeyman catcher and two relievers for an incredibly lopsided haul of prospects at the time.
All-Star first baseman Ty France, for those three alone, would’ve sufficed. He’s been their best hitter the last two seasons and is one of the American League’s best defensive first basemen.
Andres Munoz is the future Mariners closer and just completed back-to-back months where he was lights out, combining to go 0-2 with a 1.78 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 25.1 innings. He only allowed 6 base runners in 12 innings in July. The righty regular throws a triple-digit fastball which he combines with a 90+ MPH slider.
Catcher Luis Torrens is struggling to stay healthy this year but had a coming-out party last season as an offensive threat, especially in September. Taylor Trammell was having a much better showing this year as opposed to what he did in 2021. Unfortunately, a nagging hamstring injury has kept him mostly on the injured list.