Seattle Mariners: FanSided Offseason Simulation Day 2 Recap

A quiet day on the transaction wire, but some movement in talks.

Unlike yesterday, there are no new moves to report on. It was a relatively quiet day all around for Colby and I as the Mariners’ representatives in FanSided’s MLB Offseason Simulation, mainly filled with us chasing after other teams to see if they wanted to discuss certain players and packages. Ultimately, nothing stood out and we exited the day empty-handed.

After being offered 70 cents on the dollar for Mitch Haniger, it seems very unlikely we’ll be trading the former All-Star. Our faux general managers have been weary of Haniger’s disappointing season and have seen that as an opportunity to buy low on him.

But Haniger was still worth a win per FanGraphs’ standards despite missing 99 games last season, and his gruesome and unfortunate injury ultimately shouldn’t affect his ability on the diamond. We’re not shifting on our ideal value for him.

Given that we’ve already traded Mallex Smith and Domingo Santana in this simulation, Haniger is really the only ‘sure thing’ in our current outfield group. We’re still constructing this roster with the idea that Kyle Lewis will start the 2020 season in Triple-A, and quite possibly Jake Fraley as well, so right now the Major League outfield is made up of Lewis Brinson, Braden Bishop, and Haniger.

That… isn’t great, so, as I mentioned in yesterday’s recap, we’re looking to acquire a veteran outfielder through free agency. But that may not be the only outfielder we add in the next 24 hours, as we’ve been offered a significant outfield prospect from a division rival in a deal we’re heavily considering. Details still need to be ironed out, and there’s a piece to it that I’m somewhat iffy on, but if things work out, it could be a big win for us.

I won’t go further into detail about it just yet, but you’ll soon find out what the deal was/is if it happens or not. For now, however, that’s about all we have to present. Again, it was a quiet day, but still a productive one. We should have a couple things done soon.