American League-only pools got their first significant in-season addition to the waiver wire late Wednesday when the Diamondbacks traded 1B-OF Mark Trumbo to Seattle as part of an otherwise inconsequential six-player swap. But how significant is it, really? At first glance, adding Trumbo (who was hitting .259 with nine HRs and 23 RBIs for Arizona) would seem like a big deal for the M’s. However, the red flag here, as laid out in more detail by Dave Cameron at Fangraphs, is that despite his power, Trumbo is still a bad OBP hitter (.297) now playing on a bad OBP team (.
Fantasy Fare: The Trouble with Trumbo
