Mariners making moves

The Seattle Mariners, who have batted a putrid .219 on the season, have begun to make some moves. Yesterday, the Mariners acquired outfielder Randy Arozarena from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor leaguers Aiden Smith (the team's number 12 prospect according to Baseball America ), an outfielder and right-handed pitcher Brody Hopkins (number 29). "We need to start solving our problems," Mariner general manager Justin Hollander told the Seattle Times last week and that was even before a horrendous 1-5 homestand against division rivals Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels. The Mariners were swept by the Angels of Anaheim (minus Mike Trout), who are mired in fourth place. The M's who led the Astros by ten games in June, saw their lead disappear quicker than Joe Biden's presidential campaign and now trail Houston by a game in the standings. Arozarena, a 29-year-old Cuban native, burst on the scene in 2020, when after playing 23 games in the regular season, he ...