Breaking now is a three team deal that sends slugger Michael Morse to the Seattle Mariners, catcher John Jaso to the Oakland A’s and single A pitcher AJ Cole to the Washington NAtionals. The Nats traded Cole to the A’s last winter in the Gio Gonzalez deal so clearly there’s something they liked about the righty who had a near 7 ERA in high A ball last season.
Mariners blogger Jeff Sullivan is beside himself over this trade, complaining that the Mariners acquisition of Morse isn’t worth the price of Jaso. I have to say, I don’t agree. Morse is a .285 hitter with 25-30 homer potential He can be part of Seattle’s offensive reconstruction in a way that Jaso, an average at best catcher, never could be.
Actually, I think Morse is a particularly good addition for the M’s. For better or worse, Jesus Montero is the cacher up there so Jaso wouldn’t get regular ABs anyway. Morse can hit in the middle of the lineup, between Montero and newly acquired DH/1b Kendrys Morales. He can play a corner...
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Gio Gonzalez,
Jesus Montero,
Justin Smoak
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals
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