Tampa Bay and Seattle Trade

[Rays GM (Bailey)]

Tampa Bay sends:
Ryan Yarbrough, SP (TB) - 21: $0.75M, 22-24: Arb

Seattle sends:
Taylor Trammell, OF (SEA) - Prospect

Tampa Bay Logic:
I am a big fan of TayTram. I saw him many, many times while he was in the Florida State League, and I really like what he brings to the table. He had a down year in 2019, but I am hoping his tools shine through and translate to the Majors. The Mariners have a bunch of OF options, so he will have to earn a spot. I figured sending Yarbrough made sense since I have decent pitching depth. He is certainly the safer player in the deal since he is a proven MLB pitcher, but I felt like rolling the dice on TayTram. Nice, quick talks with Jeff!

[Mariners GM (Jeff)]

Seattle confirms.

Have a loaded future outfield here in Seattle, and Trammell was the odd man out. Young pitching is hard to come by, let alone a guy like Yarbrough.