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How about Donovan, Jo Jo, and Crooks for Anderson?
Seattle is unlikely to trade Kade Anderson for a quantity offer.
Seattle is unlikely to trade Kade Anderson for a quantity offer.
There is some quality in that offer. It might need to be sweetened but it is not a bad start at all.
I would prefer rh pitching anyway. If Seattle wants to get better in 2026 without spending a lot of money, there it is.
The more I’m reading lately re: moving Donovan, the more I hear people backing off from their insistence to a make a move. Now I see stories about keeping Donovan. He will be in our opening day lineup in LF.
Ny said:
The more I’m reading lately re: moving Donovan, the more I hear people backing off from their insistence to a make a move. Now I see stories about keeping Donovan. He will be in our opening day lineup in LF.
The calendar has a lot to do with that, I imagine. The trucks from StL bound for Jupiter are being loaded on Monday.
Plus he still has 2 years left on a cheap contract…they have all kinds of time to trade him and get quality players in return instead of rushing to make a deal for a low quality return
But if Donny stays, we avoid the “Who Will Lead-Off?” thread of 50 pages!
Donny gone, and Noot IL, turns lead-off choices into another “runway”, but that fits us too.
I have read more about the Seattle Mariners in this one thread than I have in the previous 50 years.
We sure have, Scotty…….compliments of “Sweet” Harmony, whom hopefully calls this place his home away from home now. Who knows, maybe this is all leading up to a Cards-Mariners world series next fall? Wonder what the Vegas odds are on that?
sure have, Scotty…….compliments of “Sweet” Harmony, whom hopefully calls this place his home away from home now.
Second that. Nice to hear a reasonable voice who isn’t biased toward the Cardinals.
At Saturday’s FanFest, Seattle PBO Jerry Dipoto reportedly said the club will acquire one more bat before or during Spring Training:
I did not validate this data.
One of these guys is younger and only able to get a 1 year contract in free agency.
The other guy has @cardinals Twitter convinced that hes worth a Superstar-prospect level trade that’s going to change their organization.
Let’s see how they stack up the last 4 seasons #STLCards pic.twitter.com/f5NBpADdOO
— Marty McFly (@RLindley88) February 1, 2026
Mariners lose starting pitching depth. Will it make them less likely to trade a SP?
Seattle Mariners right-hander Logan Evans underwent Tommy John surgery last week and will miss the 2026 season. As a rookie last year, Evans made 15 starts and threw 81.1 innings. While he was a depth starter in the Mariners' excellent rotation, it's nonetheless a painful loss.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 30, 2026
Seattle’s loss of right-hander Logan Evans to Tommy John surgery contributed to the Mariners’ recent decisions to sign Dane Dunning and Cooper Criswell for starting pitching depth.
But, yes, the Mariners are at least slightly less likely to trade a starting pitcher.
The Arraez to Donovan comparison doesn’t really seem apt. Donovan has been and is still a pretty decent defender at multiple positions. Arraez has transitioned from 2B only to a split at 1B/2B, to primarily 1B this past year. He doesn’t play defense very well either. Further, Donovan has been pretty consistently a solidly above average hitter. Arraez has trended toward very average at 107 and 99 OPS+ the last two years.
The above tweet may be accurate data for what it shows, but what it doesn’t show makes it intellectually dishonest. Donovan may not be worth a superstar prospect, but he’s considerably more valuable than Arraez. If on the market today he’d likely get a 3-4 year deal, not a one year flier.
“Sweet” Harmony, whom hopefully calls this place his home away from home now.
PugsleyAddams and KeepComingBack, thank you for the compliments.
For the past 21 years, a Red Sox forum has been my “home away from home” although I’ve posted on forums for a vast majority of MLB teams. I am grateful for meaningful discussions and the knowledge I’ve attained about the sport I love.
Arraez seems to be on a downward trend though that could change. Donovan is pretty steady. I dont see why it matters though.
My guess is the Giants would have much preferred Donovan over Arraez for their 2B spot but they balked at the Cardinal asking price therefore signed the free agent Arraez for one year.
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