With the deadline looming in just five days, the M’s have struck a deal.
Just over a year ago, the Mariners and Cardinals paired up for the Marco Gonzales/Tyler O’Neill swap. While it was a polarizing trade at the time, I can’t think of a single reason Seattle would be better off with O’Neill.
This trade is... not quite that at first glance. After seeing scant action in the first three seasons of his big league career, Sam Tuivailala grabbed a larger role in St. Louis’s bullpen in 2017.