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The Mariners, Nationals and Athletics have combined on a three-team trade
that will send Michael Morse to the Mariners, John Jaso to the A's and
right-hander A.J. Cole to the Nats, Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post
reports. The Nationals will also receive a player to be named later and a
"good" prospect as part of the trade, reports Amanda Comak of the Washington
Times, with Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports adding that the PTBNL will come
from the A's (both links are to Twitter).
It was reported earlier this evening by Morosi and Ken Rosenthal of FOX
Sports (Twitter link) that the M's were close to a deal that would bring
Morse to Seattle. Morse has been a strong trade commodity ever since the
Nationals re-signed Adam LaRoche. At least five or six teams had shown
interest in Morse, with the Yankees, Rays and Red Sox among those linked to
the first baseman/outfielder.
The Mariners have been searching for hitters all winter long and now add
Morse, who has hit 64 homers over the last three seasons and posted a
.291/.321/.470 line in 430 PAs for Washington in 2012. It's a bit of a
homecoming for Morse, who spent the first four years of his career in Seattle
before being swapped to the Nats for Ryan Langerhans. The right-handed
hitter could see time in either corner outfield spot or at first base,
possibly sharing time with Justin Smoak and other newly-acquired veteran
bats as Raul Ibanez and Jason Bay. Morse turns 31 in March and is scheduled
to hit free agency next winter. Jason's departure also clears the way for
Jesus Montero to catch everyday, and the M's also have top prospect
Mike Zunino waiting in the wings.
Cole is on his way back to the Nationals organization after being dealt to
the A's last winter as part of the trade package for Gio Gonzalez. Cole, 21,
was drafted by the Nats in the fourth round of the 2010 draft and was rated
as the 57th-best prospect in the game by Baseball America prior to the
season. In 27 starts for two of Oakland's A-ball affiliates, Cole posted a
3.70 ERA, 133 strikeouts and 29 walks over 133 2/3 innings, though the major
bulk of that success took place at low A-ball.
Jaso enjoyed a breakout season in 2012, hitting .276/.394/.456 in 361 PAs,
the large majority of which came against right-handed pitching. He will
likely step right in as Oakland's regular catcher against righties, with the
right-handed hitting Josh Donaldson in line for at-bats against southpaws.
Jaso, 29, is arbitration-eligible for the first time this winter and is under
Oakland's control through the 2015 season.
水手拿Michael Morse 運動家拿 John Jaso 國民拿 A.J. Cole跟PTBNL
Michael Morse回鍋水手 A.J. Cole回鍋國民 真巧啊