The Cincinnati Reds have traded OF/DH Jesse Winker and third baseman Eugenio Suarez to the Seattle Mariners for Justin Dunn, Jake Fraley, Brandon Williamson and a player to be named later, it was announced today.
For the Rangers, who are looking to get back to relevance, if not necessarily contention, this year, this is of note, since it provides a divisional foe a quality bat for their lineup in Winker. Suarez, meanwhile, is largely salary ballast, being owed around $30 million over the next two years on a contract that looked good for Cincy when it was signed, but which is now problematic after Suarez has been replacement level the past two years.