SEA / TEX Trade

[Mariners GM (Jeff)]

Seattle Sends:
Alberto Rodriguez, OF (SEA) - Prospect
Kaden Polcovich, MI (SEA) - Prospect
Antoine Kelly, P (MIL) - Prospect

Texas Sends:
AJ Puk, SP (OAK) - $750,000 (pre-arb)
Jonathan Hernandez, RP (TEX) - $750,000 (pre-arb)
Demarcus Evans, P (TEX) - $600,000 (pre-arb)
Taylor Hearn, P (TEX) - $750,000 (pre-arb)


I am moving on from some prospects i really like. Rodriguez i think is very underrated, but i think the return i am getting is about where i valued him. Polcovich is a solid bat, and Kelly could be a K Monster. But I still believe in Puk, and think Hernandez could help my bullpen this year. Evans and Hearn are nice pieces to help round out my pitching staff. Pleasure doing business with Sean!


Over to Sean to confirm!

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Rangers confirm. This is another move in the rebuilding effort - really like the tools and upside of Rodriguez in particular (I agree with Jeff that he's a little underrated right now), and I'm hopeful that there's a little more in Polcovich's bat (he was looking great before the promotion to AA). Also hopeful that Kelly can bounce back from the surgery. 

Like all the pieces going the other way but not the types I'm looking to hang on given that I'm trying to rebuild. Hope Puk can stay healthy for SEA! 

Pleasure dealing with Jeff and best of luck this year!