Mariners Rumors: Trading with the Twins for Jose Berrios and Nelson Cruz

Mariners Trade 3: Sending out Prospects

If the Twins were one of the teams that were projected to have 70 wins, and no one thought would be a contender for a while, this would be a great trade. Most think that 2021 was a one-year blip, so they wouldn’t be looking for longer-term builds in anyone they would be receiving in a trade.

Hear me out.

Michael Limoncelli is only 21 and gives the Twins a 25-30 ranked prospect for their system. Having too many young arms is never a bad thing.

Milkar Perez could be your plan to replace Josh Donaldson at third base down the line since he is signed through 2024. He’s not expected up until then anyway and would be a worthwhile piece to try and input when the time comes. According to MLB.com, he’s 14th in Seattle’s rankings, and would likely jump to 6-10 for the Twins.

Isaiah Campbell is the 10th ranked prospect, and Phillips is 9th. You wanna change one of them out for Juan Then? Fine. I don’t think you are realistically getting anyone else in the top eight unless it’s a two prospect deal like the one for Kirby and Adcock. They both likely fit in between Duran and Canterino for the Twins, and give them great future starting pitching potential between those four and Balazovic.

It would save the Twins a lot of money as well, getting off of Cruz a bit early, and avoiding Arb 3 and any deal with Berrios. I’m not saying the Twins need to save money, but if there are any free agents or other deals that want to make, it would clear up the available space for that.

What do you think? Should the Mariners even go after Berrios/Cruz? Berrios won’t be cheap, but he could be a great veteran to add to the team. With a few weeks left until the deadline, it will be interesting to continue to monitor the Mariners to see what they do.