SEATTLE — With one somewhat expected transaction, the Mariners addressed their needs at second base while also cleaning up their roster in terms of positional fit and clubhouse chemistry.
With the start of the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings looming on Monday in San Diego, the Mariners reached an agreement with the Milwaukee Brewers Friday on a trade that would send second baseman Kolten Wong and cash (reportedly $1.75 million) to Seattle in exchange for outfielder Jesse Winker and infielder Abraham Toro.
While the parameters of the deal were leaked to the media earlier, the trade wasn’t finalized until a few hours later upon final review of the players medical records. Winker underwent surgeries on his left knee and neck in the weeks after the 2022 regular season ended.
