Mariners Trade for RHP Mike Baumann & C Michael Pérez!

Tonight the Mariners made a trade to add bullpen depth, after RHP Mike Baumann was DFA'd by the Orioles the other day. C Blake Hunt was the Mariners #23 prospect and was the next line of defense behind Cal Raleigh and Seby Zavala. What does this mean for the future of C Harry Ford?
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[@mikeobiwon]

Seems like a decent move to add depth to the bullpen. I'm looking forward to seeing what Seattle's coaching staff can do with him.

[@SudoAlias_]

Thanks for the quick recap and analysis.

[@scott_strang]

My guy, how are you not using an ad blocker? 😂

[@Jarph0821]

It's just crazy, we get rid of Tyson Miller...I still do not understand that move...and now back to where we were at the expense of getting rid of Blake Hunt. Look at what Tyson has done since we let go of him

[@ScottServais-poet]

Was blake hunt realistically ever going to make this team? I know seby is widely hated but he is a known quantity. Hunt could go 0-20 to start his career. He may not even make the bigs at all for a long while

[@Jarph0821]

@@ScottServais-poet so you'd rather just keep running Seby out there? Someone we could replace any day? 11% K rate on Hunt. I think he can take a stab at a few weeks in the bigs

[@TheSkyline5467]

I was wondering who the next great young catcher in baseball was gonna be!

[@darrenkwalsh]

Why did Baumann fall out of favor with the O’s?

[@TheCouchGM]

Here’s a good article on it- www.baltimorebaseball.com/2024/05/20/midday-mailbag-orioles-designate-baumann-assignment/

[@solidstate90]

Hunt got off to a really hot start with Tacoma, had he been able to stay hot we might have seen the Mariners DFA Seby Zava & bring him up.

[@golfmaniac007]

I think they should convert ford to a different infield position.

[@Jarph0821]

Giving up Blake Hunt for a guy who was about to be a potential waiver pickup ... What are we doing here ... Hunt is 25, 11% k rate, 900 ops...just toss them Seby with cash on top...dude is about to be DFA'd

[@fargomonkey5133]

That was my thought as well...I was banging the table for them calling up Hunt and moving on from Seby for a while now, but they seem to like him for some reason I can't fathom.
Hunt was better in literally every way as far as I could see...

[@ScottServais-poet]

They put Baumann on the waivers specifically to trade him

[@Jarph0821]

@@ScottServais-poet and we got rid of Tyson Miller for nothing to replace him at the expense of Blake Hunt

[@ceejames1563]

Wtf

[@MYCUH6]

stache

[@TheCouchGM]

🥸

[@Michael-id9bw]

Not great.

[@AFL-official8]

First

[@artescajeda835]

I've never heard of...
Blake Hunt.
I know his bro tho...
Mike Hunt.

[@TheSkyline5467]

That guy really gets around.