SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 14: Jake Bauers #5 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates his home run during the eighth inning against the Minnesota Twins at T-Mobile Park on June 14, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Whether or not you agree with the number of trades that Jerry Dipoto has made, we can all agree that the one he made late last week has been working out so far for the Mariners. He snagged Jake Bauers from Cleveland after they had DFA’d him, and he was instantly thrown into the Mariners lineup.
It had to be a roller coaster for Bauers, who went from being told he would no longer be on the Cleveland club, to find out that he was in fact now a member of the Seattle Mariners.