PT TODAY: The early off-season returns
Dec 5 2018
The early off-season transaction leaders are ... why the Seattle Mariners, of course.
Player additions: Jay Bruce, Mallex Smith, Omar Narváez, Anthony Swarzak ... and Justus Sheffield, Jarred Kelenic, Justin Dunn, Erik Swanson (all prospects, among some less-relevant others).
Player losses: James Paxton, Robinson Canó, Edwin Díaz, Mike Zunino, Alex Colomé, Guillermo Heredia
The Mariners have not only made their 2019 intentions official, but their rebuild has ramped to warp speed [Ed.—the Segura/J.P. Crawford deal was not yet finalized as of this writing and will be covered in a future column]. The biggest loss on the SEA position side is Cano, who leaves the AL for NYM. His departure also reopens second base for Dee Gordon who...
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