This was one of the many trades GM Jerry Dipoto made during the last off-season. Looking back on it, it was a trade that has most Mariners fans scratching their heads.
Was Steve Clevenger really worth Trumbo and an additional prospect?
No.
During the 2015 season, Trumbo and Clevenger put up similar numbers in terms of batting average and on-base percentage.
Other than that, Trumbo had extensively better power numbers than Clevenger did, but the M’s threw a prospect in on top of that; it didn’t make a whole lot of sense.
Before all that, we must remember Jack Zduriencik gave up Dominic Leone, Wellington Castillo, and two other prospects to get Trumbo in a trade during the 2015 season.