One Mariners Trade Proposal from Each N.L. Central Team

St. Louis Cardinals – Jordan Hicks

Jordan Hicks has some of the nastiest stuff in the game of baseball. He easily throws over 100 miles per hour, and he does so with incredible movement. He has a great fastball, sinker, and slider that are all incredibly nasty. Here is one of his nasty pitches.

He had to have Tommy John surgery in 2019, and sat out all of 2020 to try to get healthy during the covid year. Then he spent most of the past year on the injured list again. He has tons of injury concerns, but the potential is totally there with him. He is only 25 years old, and he has two years of club control left. The Mariners could take advantage of this and try to acquire him.

In this trade proposal, the Mariners would be adding to their roster with a great bullpen piece in Hicks. They would be giving up Jake Fraley, who would slot in as the Cardinals fourth outfielder. They would also be giving up an interesting relief pitching prospect in Luis Curvelo. The pair would give the Cardinals a helpful piece for their current team, as well as a future relief option in Luis Curvelo.

Jordan Hicks would be a very risky add for the Mariners, but he could pay off huge if he can return to form and be healthy again. He would certainly be a fun pitcher to watch come out of the Mariners bullpen along with Paul Sewald and Ken Giles. He would be a potential stud for the Mariners to acquire.

Overall, there are several players that could be trade candidates for the Mariners. Jerry Dipoto is certainly a very creative President of Baseball Ops, so he could easily pull off tons of trades. Here are five of the best options from some of the N.L. Central teams, and the Mariners certainly can pursue these ideas to round out their team for 2022 and beyond in some cases.