Mariners Trade Proposal: A deal for Marlins SP Pablo Lopez

Mariners Proposal #2 for Pablo Lopez: All the Hitting

This one is tough too because I actually got to interview Ford as well last year. He’s just 19, is an uber-athlete, and brings a rare mix of speed and power to the catcher position that honestly makes me think of JT Realmuto. If you can get that kind of hitter at catcher, you are in a great spot for years to come.

Unless, that is, you have a young catcher in the bigs already that has been heating up, and a young team that has the opportunity to have a plethora of young, dominant starting pitchers.

Joining Ford would be Gabriel Gonzalez and Jonatan Clase, two impressive young outfielders for the Mariners. Gabriel is only 18, and Clase turned 20 this season. Don’t be fooled by Clase’s size on baseball reference. He’s nowhere near 5’8″ and 150 lbs anymore, sitting closer to 6′ and 175. Clase has been working on switch-hitting and has blazing speed. Gonzalez lit up rookie ball, hitting just over .350.

Sending both of them over would give the Marlins a chance to acquire two solid outfielders that they could debut somewhere down the line, likely around 2026. For them, that’s probably worth more than it would be to nearly any other team in baseball.

Well, what do you think? Should the Mariners offload a bunch of pitchers, or try and get the Marlins to take a bunch of hitters in return for Pablo Lopez? There isn’t much time left for speculation as the trade deadline is almost upon us. Trader Jerry has some of the fastest hands in the west, and you know he is out there working the phones. Fingers crossed something fun happens, and as always… Go Mariners!