We as Mariners fans have had to shift how we evaluate trades recently. In GM Jerry Dipoto‘s first 3 seasons, it was all about who the team got to help their current roster. Now, we are looking for what future value each trade brings us.
It is a much more, “big picture” view than many are used to. And while that view is really the only one that carries any weight, I thought it might be fun to go back and evaluate the rebuilding trades like we used to, when every single win mattered.
So let’s take a look at how some of the biggest trades of last winter impacted the 2019 Seattle Mariners, beginning, of course, with the biggest trade of them all.