December 2
Dutton reports on Twitter that pitcher C.J. Riefenhauser is the second player headed to Baltimore in the deal.
Riefenhauser, 26 in January, spent this past season with the Tampa Bay Rays, pitching to a 5.52 ERA in 17 games.
Riefenhauser was just traded to the Mariners last month along with Nate Karns and Boog Powell for Logan Morrison, Danny Farquhar and Brad Miller, but will now be on the move yet again.
December 1
According to Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune, the Seattle Mariners have a deal in place that would send first baseman Mark Trumbo and a second player to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for veteran catcher Steve Clevenger.
Trumbo, 30, split last season between the Mariners and Diamonbacks, and combined to hit .262/.310/.449 with 22 home runs and 64 runs batted in.
Trumbo averaged 32 home runs a season in his time with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from 2011-2013, but after an injury plagued 2014, Trumbo was not able to match that total in 2015.
However, with Chris Davis potentially leaving the Orioles via free agency, Trumbo’s potential alone makes him appealing to Baltimore.
Dutton adds that Baltimore is also getting a second player in the deal, which we’ll report as soon as it is announced.
The aforementioned Clevenger, 29, hit .287/.314/.426 in 30 games for the Orioles in 2015 in a reserve role. He projects to backup newly acquired catcher Chris Ianetta in Seattle.
