Mariner and Blue Jays switch of Yimi Garcia for Jonatan Clase
Recently, the Seattle Mariners have managed to strengthen their roster before the deadline moving Yimi Garcia from the Toronto Blue Jays. In return, the Mariners were to send a package that was headed by the outfielder Jonatan Clase to Toronto. This was announced by ESPN’s Jeff Passan in a bid to add depth to Seattle’s bullpen for a potential postseason push.
Yimi Garcia: It also brought into focus an important addition to the action
Yimi Garcia is listed among the top relief pitchers in this year’s free agency and will be a major upgrade to the Mariners bullpen. Garcia has achieved a bingo of 2. 70 ERA, 0. The statistics are quite impressive for this pitcher this season – 80 WHIP, and only 42 Ks in 30 INN. This performance ushers in a handsome progression of his previous result of 4. 09 ERA in 66 innings last year and, therefore, will be an asset to Seattle in its critical match situations.
Mariners’ Postseason Aspirations
This Mariners team has been unable to participate in the playoffs except the 2001 season wherein it got through to the playoffs. Today they are still only one game behind in the American League West to the Houston Astros’ 3. This is 5 games behind the Kansas City Royals for the final wild-card place. However, the average of the last nine games shows that they have won only 1 out of 8 games; therefore, a change is required for them to compete
Strengthening the Bullpen
Yimi Garcia is a help; he is a reliable arm that can be slotted to provide help at the backend of the bullpen; something the Mariners desperately needed. The chemistry of Seattle is also bad as it offers the 11th-best ERA to the bullpen whereas Oakland Athletics and Astros are its division rivals. With Garcia coming in, Seattle is expected to improve its bullpen greatly which in turn improves the team’s chances in close games.
Blue Jays’ Perspective
As a result, trading Yimi Garcia helps the Blue Jays obtain a young player in the minor league named Jonatan Clase. According to MLB. The rankings given by Baseball America, Seattle Mariners’ prospect list, positioned Clase as the tenth-best prospect. The prospective outfielder playing in the majors for the first time is a 22-year-old, who has played in 19 games this season although his performance is rather low with a . 195/. 233/. Scored a total of 3 runs and also had a three-RBI performance in the 220-slash line. Its potential and youth are necessary for the reconstruction of the Blue Jays and the look to the future.
Conclusion
Yimi Garcia signing is valid based on the factor that the Mariners need to end the drought in the postseason. Thus, the strategies that Seattle will be applying in the later innings this season need to consider Garcia’s impressive performance. On the other hand, Toronto acquires a young prospect in Jonatan Clase which creates the foundation for future improvement. Speaking of this trade, it can be said that it will impact the tactics of both teams throughout the rest of the season.Let us wait for more updates about the effects of this trade and other MLB updates.
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