For several years, Kyle Seager has been labeled untradeable. The crux of the argument has been straightforward: the newly 33-year-old 3B saw his numbers dip in 2018, followed by an injury-shortened 2019 as the Mariners entered their rebuild, and Seager’s $18-20 million per year deal was capped with a poison pill whoopie cushion trade clause that turned his team option for the 2022 season at $15 million with up to a $3 million buyout into a player option at $15 million with up to $3 million in vesting incentives. Compounding the issue, 2018-2020 were among the most inequitable seasons in MLB history, with huge gaps between the best teams and the worst, and a slim middle class anywhere but the Central divisions of each league.
Kyle Seager isn’t untradeable anymore
