The anticipation is over. The deal is done. Officially official.
And with that, the Seattle Mariners are in full-fledged rebuilding mode.
After days of speculation, the blockbuster trade sending Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano and closer Edwin Diaz to the Mets was finalized Monday. The specifics: Seattle is giving up the two All-Stars and $20 million in cash to New York for outfielder Jay Bruce, reliever Anthony Swarzak, RHP Gerson Bautista, and prospects Jarred Kelenic and Justin Dunn.
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"This trade bolsters our player development system with the additions of Jarred Kelenic and Justin Dunn, while also providing immediate impact to our Major League club in Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak and Gerson Bautista," Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto said in a statement.