Mariners: Trades they could make to upgrade at First Base

Trade Values – Mariners receive 20.7 – Orioles receive 18.1

It’s not that long ago that Mancini was away from baseball while fighting cancer. He came back at the start of the 2021 season, after missing an extended length of time, and has been doing incredible this year. Well, as incredible as you can on a team that is nearly 30 games under .500 just 75 games into the season.

He started off with 41 RBI through the first 46 games of the season before, like the rest of the Orioles, slowing down considerably. Well, other than Mullins.

If the Mariners were to go out and acquire Mancini, we should expect something closer to the bat that he was swinging at the beginning of the season. The Mariners have been doing a good job of getting on base over the last month and would be able to provide a fair amount of opportunities for someone like Mancini to take hold of a production spot in the lineup (3rd or 4th) and deliver on a regular basis.

In return, we send out Zach DeLoach and Justus Sheffield. The Orioles get a young pitcher that they can find the ceiling that was once attributed to being a top 35 prospect. They would also get DeLoach, who the Mariners are likely going to need to move anyway at some point as he sits outside the top group of current outfielders expected to compete for a spot on the team.