Seattle Mariners: Reviewing the M’s 2020 blockbuster trade with San Diego
Chris Phillips
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It’s been three years since San Diego and the Seattle Mariners combined to trade seven players at the 2020 trade deadline. This calls for the perfect time to look back at this blockbuster trade still impacting both teams.
Who remembers the 2020 Covid baseball season? It was the year of a condensed 60-game schedule and only cardboard cutouts in the stands instead of dance.
In the Emerald City, the Seattle Mariners almost broke their long playoff drought. They were in contention all season, but when the dust settled, Seattle finished two games out of the final American League wildcard spot.
It was a season that saw outfielder Kyle Lewis emerge as the 2020 Rookie of the Year . With two hot prospects, Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodriguez, not far behind him in the system, hopes were high for a dominating outfield trio.
Finally, 2020 was also the year when the Seattle Mariners made a huge 7-player deal with San Diego at the MLB trade deadline.
The Big Deal
The M’s sent catcher Austin Nola, and relievers Austin Adams, and Dan Altavilla to San Diego in exchange for infielder Ty France, relief pitcher Andres Munoz, outfielder Taylor Trammell, and catcher Luis Torrens. Three years later, this trade is still significantly impacting both teams.