The Seattle Mariners have a storied recent history of taking fliers on post-hype top prospects, with varying degrees of success. The newest member of that club is 1B/OF Jake Bauers, a now thrice-traded former Top-50 prospect, who Seattle acquired Thursday morning from Cleveland for cash considerations or a player to be named later. Bauers had been designated for assignment by Cleveland recently after slashing .190/.277/.280 for a 56 wRC+ in 113 plate appearances this year.
Bauers started his career as a 7th round pick by the San Diego Padres, but traded barely a year later to the Tampa Bay Rays as part of a three team deal best known for sending Wil Myers to the Padres and Trea Turner to the Washington Nationals.