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Mariners: Potential Trades for Pirates 2B Adam Frazier

By Christopher O'Day

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 9: Adam Frazier #26 of the Pittsburgh Pirates at bat during the first inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on July 9, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 9: Adam Frazier #26 of the Pittsburgh Pirates at bat during the first inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on July 9, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JULY 06: Justus Sheffield #33 of the Seattle Mariners throws a pitch during the game during the game against the New York Yankees at T-Mobile Park on July 06, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. The New York Yankees won 12-1 (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /

Trade 2: Mariners trade Sheffield, Walton, and Deloach

Okay, so we know that Sheffield wasn’t great for a prolonged stretch this season. However, there have been a handful of other Mariners, including Ty France, that tried playing through injuries which greatly affected their production. I think the same is true for Sheffield.

If he is given a clean bill of health, then he would be a great addition for the Pirates to slot in alongside JT Brubaker and Mitch Keller as their youthful trio going forward. Sheffield hasn’t looked like what was imagined back when he was a top prospect, true. If you told me I was running a re-building team and had Keller (25), Sheffield (25), and Brubaker (27) to build around, I would be happy about that.

We could also send over (a personal favorite) Donovan Walton. He’s been back-n-forth so much this year that I feel bad for the guy. Taking the Pirates second baseman and sending them Walton would give them someone they could slot in to play for the remainder of the season, while also helping Walton through down a bit of an anchor at a singular level.

Lastly, we could add Deloach in. He’s raking this year, hitting over .300 with 20 doubles in Everett. The strikeout rate is a bit high, but he’s got a decent eye with some speed on the side. Deloach could be an attractive call-up possibility for the Pirates in a couple of years, and a worthwhile piece to add to the farm system.

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