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Originally Posted by Fighter of Foo
He was. It turned out he has zero power whatsoever. He's not that fast either so think Jason Tyner+ without the speed. He's probably average defensively with a minus arm.
Big part of the trade, clearly.
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Awesome, nice to have a reminder of our former 1st round pick.
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Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs2
Why didn't the Mariners wait until July or next winter to move Putz? It's obviously a buyer's market in general, but for closers it's an extreme buyer's market.
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Wondered the same thing when I first heard they were making him available, but I also thought they'd be bringing more back in the deal than what they ended up with. Maybe Seattle is worried he won't bounce back from his injuries?