Seattle Mariners: Top six trade partners for Kyle Seager
Chris Phillips
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As the Seattle Mariners reshape their future, it’s time to trade their longest-tenured player, Kyle Seager. Here are six possible destinations.
It’s a new year. Baseball organizations like the Seattle Mariners are preparing for another season. Players are wrapping up their vacations or downtime and getting back to the gym, batting cages, or mounds. The point is everyone is working; now, there is no time to slack off.
The Mariners come into 2021 as a team on the rise. Last year many predicted Seattle to be at the bottom of the American League standings. They were in a rebuild and lacked proven MLB veterans. Even so, the Emerald City’s team was in the hunt for a postseason spot until the final week of the season.
Now that they’ve started to turn the corner, more moves are necessary. We can’t have an article about the M’s future roster plans without a Jerry DiPoto trade. The Seattle Mariners General Manager likes to trade more than a fantasy team manager.
Among his trade priorities should be moving on from long-time M’s third baseman, Kyle Seager. It won’t be easy, but some teams make sense as destinations.
If it seems like Pacific Northwest Sports is pushing a Seager trade, it’s true. Many of our writers believe the 34-year-old’s best value to the team is what they can get for him in return.
The Kyle Seager dilemma
BAM! Kyle Seager gets dealt right out of the gate while the Baby New Year cuts his first tooth. Before sending arguably the fourth-best position player in team history packing, it worth noting that he comes with some heavy financial strings attached.
Seager’s contract pays $18.5M for the 2021 season. There is a $15M team option for 2022. If he gets traded, the $15M becomes a player option.
I’ll provide six teams that could use a 3B/hitter like Kyle Seager.