Randy Arozarena acquired by the Seattle Mariners

Randy Arozarena is a Seattle Mariner.

If you are the GM of a baseball team seeking to win baseball games now, now, NOW this is the exact type of move you should make. It’s a gamble of future potential for present glory, and they sure as hell don’t hang banners for top-ranked farm systems.

Full trade, per ESPN sources:

Seattle Mariners receive: outfielder Randy Arozarena

Tampa Bay Rays receive: outfielder Aidan Smith, right-hander Brody Hopkins and a player to be named last.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 26, 2024

Smith was a fourth round pick in the 2023 draft, while Hopkins was that year’s sixth rounder.