The Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins swung a five-player commerce Monday, with second baseman Jorge Polanco going to Seattle for outfield prospect Gabriel Gonzalez, reliever Justin Topa, starter Anthony DeSclafani and minor league pitcher Darren Bowen.
The Mariners are additionally giving the Twins money issues. Each groups introduced the deal Monday night time.
Polanco, a 30-year-old swap hitter, joins a Mariners staff that has spent the winter searching for bats to enrich its elite beginning pitching. An All-Star in 2019, Polanco has been a constantly well-above-league-average hitter in his 10-year huge league profession, slashing .269/.334/.446, and is prone to slot into the center of a Mariners order that features Julio Rodriguez, J.P. Crawford, Cal Raleigh, Ty France and a pair of offseason additions, Mitch Garver and Mitch Haniger.
The Twins had exercised a $10.5 million choice on Polanco this winter, and his deal features a $12 million membership choice for 2025.
Minnesota has spent a lot of the offseason seeking to shed payroll after successful the American League Central final 12 months. The Twins misplaced Sonny Grey, who completed second in AL Cy Younger voting, by way of free company to St. Louis. Starters Kenta Maeda and Tyler Mahle in addition to reliever Emilio Pagan left in free company, too. Minnesota’s one main league transaction previous to the deal was signing reliever Josh Staumont for $950,000.
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Gonzalez, 20, is the centerpiece of the deal for Minnesota. A right-handed-hitting nook outfielder, he cut up final season between Single-A and Excessive-A, thriving on the decrease stage (.348/.403/.530) however struggling in 181 at-bats on the higher tier (.215/.290/.387). He’s a borderline top-100 prospect whose bat-to-ball abilities are his carrying device.
Topa, 32, was the newest reliever to thrive with Seattle within the huge leagues. He posted a 2.61 ERA over 75 video games final 12 months, placing out 61 and strolling 18 in 69 innings, and his profession floor ball charge is a wonderful 56.5%.
DeSclafani, whose $12 million wage might be coated partially by Seattle sending money to Minnesota, was traded for the second time this winter, beforehand accompanying Haniger in a deal that despatched former Cy Younger winner Robbie Ray to San Francisco. DeSclafani posted a 4.88 ERA in 99â…” innings final season, lacking the ultimate two months with a flexor pressure in his proper elbow.
Bowen, 23, was a Thirteenth-round select of UNC-Pembroke in 2022 and posted a 3.88 ERA over 55â…” innings in his first minor league season.
