So, in a change of direction, the Mariners appear to not be trading Lee to the Yankees, but instead, it's being confirmed that the M's are trading Lee along with reliever Mark Lowe for first baseman Justin Smoak, right handed pitchers Josh Lueke and Blake Beavan, and second baseman Matthew Lawson. I still don't know exactly how I feel about this trade, but at least we managed to disappoint baseball royalty. Hats off to Jack Z for getting the Yankees into bed and then rolling out and hopping onto Texas in the 11th hour!
Now, obviously, trading to Lee is about as close as the Mariners can come to gift wrapping the AL West to Texas. Sure, we were out of it a while back, but I don't know if I want the Rangers to get to the World Series before we do. Just seems kind of wrong.
Also, Mark Lowe is useless for the current season, but if he were able to comeback and pitch next year like he did in 2009, it sucks that we gave a great setup man away to rivals. Still, Lowe has had health issues previous to this year and there is no guarantee he can be consistently healthy.
Immediately, it comes down to what Smoak can do for the M's. He has great triple-A numbers, but while his power numbers for the Rangers have been good, his batting average and onbase are a bit lower than I'd like. I am anxious over how he will workout.
As for the others, It seems as if Beavan can have an impact immediately while the other two prospects may need more minor league time. Hopefully, this works out for us like the Bedard trade worked out for Baltimore.
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