Mariners make odd, seemingly indefensible trade, send Jean Segura, Juan Nicasio, and James Pazos to Phillies for... payroll flexibility?

Dec 3 2018 by Lookout Landing

 

I have lived many lifetimes this off-season alone

The Díaz/Canó to the Mets deal wasn’t even official yet before we started hearing rumblings of Segura to Philly in exchange for promising yet hasn’t-put-it-all-together yet SS J.P. Crawford. Then it was rumored 1B Carlos Santana would also be in the deal, which made sense, considering Segura is owed $14.25M for the next four seasons—not a crushing amount for an All-Star shortstop, but a healthy amount nonetheless. Still,

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