The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded Canadian left-handed slugger Josh Naylor
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The Seattle Mariners are in agreement to acquire Canadian first baseman Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. It's the first significant move of deadline season.
The Mariners have acquired 1B Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks, source tells The Athletic.
Naylor hasn't gotten quite the same amount of deadline hype as now former teammate Eugenio Suárez, whose power barrage makes him the top impending free agent hitter available.
Seattle Mariners get first baseman Josh Naylor in exchange a left handed pitcher
The 28-year-old first baseman is having a strong year in his own right though. Naylor is hitting .292/.360/.447 with 11 homers in nearly 400 trips to the dish.
Last year's career-high 31 homers looks like an outlier, but he has excellent bat-to-ball skills with the potential for 20 homers.
He was arguably the top left-handed hitting rental bat on the market.
Rookie left-hander Brandyn Garcia and pitching prospect Ashton Izzi are headed back to Arizona, reports ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Left-hander Brandyn Garcia and right-hander Ashton Izzi are headed back to the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Seattle Mariners for first baseman Josh Naylor, sources tell ESPN. That's the full trade.
The former first-round pick is on the move for the second time in seven months. The Diamondbacks acquired Naylor for starting pitcher Slade Cecconi and the 70th overall draft pick over the winter.
It was a more affordable means of addressing first base than re-signing Christian Walker, who secured a three-year contract that paid $20MM annually from the Astros. While Naylor doesn't provide the same Gold Glove defense that Walker offers, he has been a well above-average hitter for a fourth straight season.
Last year's career-best 31 home runs looks like an outlier, but he has cut his strikeout rate to a career-low 12.4% clip and should hit between 15-20 homers.
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