First, the Seattle Mariners traded their ace James Paxton to the New York Yankees. Then they traded Robinson Cano along with their closer Edwin Diaz to the New York Mets. Now their All-Star shortstop is also headed to the Northeast as the Mariners yesterday traded Jean Segura to the Philadelphia Phillies for first baseman Carlos Santana and up and coming shortstop J.P. Crawford. The Phillies also added to Juan Nicasio and James Pazos to their bullpen.
Segura spent two seasons in Seattle after being acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks following the 2016 season when he led the NL in hits with 203. In 2018, Segura was named to his first AL All-Star Team and finished the season hitting .304 with 10 HR and 63 RBI. Segura will most likely remain at short, but if the Phillies should land Manny Machado he would likely move to second base.
In sending Santana to Seattle, the Phillies give up some power. In his lone season in Philly, Santana belted 24 HR and 86 RBI and walked 110 times. However, he hit a career low .229. In Segura, the Phillies have an offensive force who will keep the line going in their pursuit of the NL East title.
Meanwhile the Mariners are in full rebuild mode. Sure they have veterans like Santana and Jay Bruce on hand and they can provide some pop in that lineup, but they both hit in the .220s this season. Their main role on the Mariners will be to mentor their young teammates through a likely last place finish in the AL West.
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