Seattle trades for another established hitter adding Justin Turner from the Blue Jays after dealing Ty France away.
Another veteran lengthens the lineup.
The Seattle Mariners have reportedly acquired veteran 1B/DH/“3B” Justin Turner from the Toronto Blue Jays. In exchange, they’re sending minor league OF RJ Schreck to Toronto, and will be taking on the rest of the Turner’s $6.7 million remaining due to him this season. This move follows the official end of the Ty France era, as Seattle sent the 1B to the Cincinnati Reds along with around $1 million of the $2 million still due to him in exchange for minor league C Andruw Salcedo.
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Turner’s acquisition represents the second player of relative high profile – or at least name recognition – at this deadline, following OF Randy Arozarena. The 39 year old is no longer a middle of the order star as he was for nearly a decade with the Dodgers, however he’s continued to be a potent OBP presence, striking out sparingly and swinging and missing even less so. Turner’s power heyday had him cracking mid-20 homers while running high walk rates and batting averages, but he’s finally hitting a wall, or more accurately the warning track, with a mere .117 ISO this season
and a home run pace to scrape double digits. Seattle buying Turner over France is banking on Turner’s reputation within the sport as a two-time All-Star, playoff performer, and World Series champion, as well as a limited profile that nonetheless relies on plate discipline more than getting pelted by pitches. More to the point, like Arozarena, Turner works pitchers to the bone, something Seattle values more than many clubs.
Red Sox Wrap: Boston Demolishes Mariners Pitching In Blowout Win.
Boston began its series with Seattle on a (very) strong note.
BOSTON — The Red Sox crushed the Mariners, 14-7. to open up their three-game series at Fenway Park on Monday night, notching their strongest offensive performance since the All-Star break.
With the victory, Boston improves to 56-49 while Seattle drops to 56-52.
Check out the full box score here.
ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
Boston desperately needed to put its rough weekend series against the rival New York Yankees in its rearview mirror, and Red Sox manager Alex Cora couldn’t have asked for a more dominant performance from the lineup.
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It all began in the third inning when a scoreless tie (quickly) turned into the start of a one-sided affair. Boston teed off against Seattle’s starting pitcher Logan Gilbert, charging the right-hander with seven runs off eight hits — the most recorded by the Red Sox in a single inning since April 17 versus the Chicago Cubs — including five for extra bases. Gilbert, who only managed to record two outs in the inning, walked off the mound with a 69-pitch count before Mariners skipper Scott Servais had seen enough.
However… the run-pouring punishment didn’t just end with Gilbert. In fact, it was just the start of Seattle’s long night.
