In a surprising move that left baseball fans buzzing, the Seattle Mariners and the San Francisco Giants engaged in a trade that swapped underperforming players coming off injuries. The focal point of this deal was the exchange of Robbie Ray from Seattle to San Francisco for outfielder Mitch Haniger and pitcher Anthony DeSclafani.
For Haniger, this trade marks a return to the Mariners, where he spent five seasons before joining the Giants as a free agent. The Mariners also acquired DeSclafani and a generous $6 million from the Giants for Ray, who recently clinched the 2021 AL Cy Young Award with the Toronto Blue Jays. Ray sealed the deal with the Mariners by signing a hefty $115 million, five-year contract in November 2021.
