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Last offseason Seattle traded Jarred Kelenic to Atlanta dump upwards of $29 million in salaries owed to Marco Gonzales and Evan White. https://www.mlb.com/news/jarred-kelenic-braves-trade#:~:text=Braves%20get%20Kelenic%2C%20Gonzales%2C%20White%20for%202%20RHPs,-December%203rd%2C%202023&text=The%20Braves%20opened%20the%20MLB,Jackson%20Kowar%20and%20Cole%20Phillips . It’s Dipoto with a lower-case “p”.

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article297778008.html

The reportedly cash-strapped Seattle Mariners could shed Mitch Haniger’s $17 million salary in order to pursue a more productive bat. According to MLB insider Ken Rosenthal, the Marlins may need to increase their payroll or risk losing their revenue-sharing status. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/01/marlins-rumors-buy-propsects-take-bad-contracts.html https://x.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1876696595334418525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1876696595334418525%7Ctwgr%5E4358c9e022c98506dad94a3a391d0f3a0c9f438a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Ffannation%2Fmlb%2Ffastball%2Fnews%2Fmlb-insider-ken-rosenthal-closely-watching-miami-marlins-lack-of-spending-entering-2025-payroll-potential-mlbpa-grievance-sandy-alcantara-trade-rumrs-01jh37p40td0 Adding Haniger’s salary could help the Marlins retain revenue-sharing status while adding a top catching prospect.

To avoid a potential challenge from the MLBPA, would the Marlins consider taking on the roughly $17 million owed Seattle outfielder/DH Mitch Haniger this year if the Mariners added catching prospect Harry Ford to the deal? A recent Locked On Mariners podcast discussed the proposal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aet3y_NWhgM&list=PLwuw1WOff-eeWrIYDKFgSyWgsX5_uGLLu Ford, who turns 22 years old next month, is a Top 50 prospect at MLB.com: https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/top100/

Seattle would make Jay Bruce available in a trade.?

When someone evaluates a trade proposal, he or she make a projection -- explicitly or implicitly -- on how each player will perform. I welcome alternative means of projecting value.

Steamer projects a 2019 WAR of 2.5 for Carlos Santana, who has two years and $35 million remaining on his contract. This year 2.5 fWAR was valued at about $20 million so Santana's contract is at least neutral even if Santana drops to 2.0 WAR in his second year. Steamer projects a 2019 WAR of 1.3 for Martin Prado, who has one year and $15 million remaining on his contract. This year 1.3 fWAR was valued at about $10.7 million so Prado's contract could well have negative value. Therefore, the Marlins would need to up the ante to even the trade.

Would the Miami Marlins trade five years of outfielder Lewis Brinson and one year of utility player Martin Prado at $15 million for two years of Carlos Santana at $35 million? Steamer projects 2019 WAR of 0.8 in 122 games for Brinson, 1.2 in 130 games for Prado and 2.5 in 146 games for Santana. The Mariners would gamble that Brinson will turn things around.

What if Seattle wanted Lewis Brinson to match with Martin Prado?

From another thread: If (when?) Wei-Yin Chen exercises his option for 2018 through 2020, would the Marlins trade three years of Chen ($52 million), three years of Dee Gordon ($38 million) and two years of Marcell Ozuna (projected 2018 salary of $10.9 million) for a nothing prospect if the trade partner assumes the entire financial obligation of more than $100 million? Or would the Marlins insist on a valuable asset in any trade of Ozuna?

If (when?) Wei-Yin Chen exercises his option for 2018 through 2020, would the Marlins trade three years of Chen ($52 million), three years of Dee Gordon ($38 million) and two years of Marcell Ozuna (projected 2018 salary of $10.9 million) for a nothing prospect if the trade partner assumes the entire financial obligation of more than $100 million? Or would the Marlins insist on a valuable asset in any trade of Ozuna?

Over the past four seasons Kyle Seager has posted 17.0 fWAR, valued at $125.9 million, for an average yearly fWAR that tops Jose Fernandez's career high of 4.1 over his 28 starts in 2013. Fernandez has far more trade value than Seager, but Kyle Seager is no slouch.

No, but we'll trade you Stanton for your #7,8,9,10,15,20,25,30,31,32,33,34,35 best prospects, MLBTradeRumors style! I love these trade proposals. But seriously, I don't think they'd ever go for Montero. They might go for Franklin, but I think it'd be a dumb move. I know what you mean ... this Seattle fan has been reading those proposed trades for Felix Hernandez for years.

Would six years of Seattle infielder Nick Franklin be enough to land six years of Miami outfielder Jake Marisnick? The Mariner pitching staff needs a good defensive outfielder even more than it needs a bat. Leaving Franklin out of the equation in a Marisnick trade, would the Marlins be interested in package starting with five years of 24-year-old former top propsect Jesus Montero as a righthand-hitting complement to 32-year-old Garrett Jones at first base?

If Addison Reed can net Matt Davidson, I'd think it wouldn't really take more than Cishek to get Franklin. It's definitely what we need to aim for when trading him though. Preferable a SS, but with so many SS options in the next FA class it'd more important to get the better IF player even if it's a 1B instead of a MI. Seattle's reported interest in a closer has been overstated as the Mariners have a cost-controlled 26-year-old closer in Danny Farquhar, who in his final 29 appearances last season posted a 1.69 ERA, with 44 strikeouts in 32 innings, holding opposing hitters to an amazing .147/.230/.183/.413 line. Would six years of Seattle infielder Nick Franklin be enough to land six years of Miami outfielder Jake Marisnick? The Mariner pitching staff needs a good defensive outfielder even more than it needs a bat. Leaving Franklin out of the equation in a Marisnick trade, would the Marlins be interested in package starting with five years of 24-year-old former top propsect Jesus Montero as a righthand-hitting complement to 32-year-old Garrett Jones at first base?