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The Mariners sent infielder-outfielder Brad Miller, first
baseman Logan Morrison and pitcher Danny Farquhar to Tampa Bay
in exchange for pitchers Nathan Karns and C.J. Riefenhauser and
minor league outfielder Boog Powell.
Miller and Morrison were core players for Seattle last season
but the team is moving in a new direction under general manager
Jerry Dipoto, hired in September to replace Jack Zduriencik.
In October, the Mariners sacked manager Lloyd McClendon, who
went 76-86 in his second season with the team, and replaced him
with Scott Servais.
With the trade, Seattle have added a new weapon to their
starting rotation in Karns, as well as a reliever and young
prospect.
“Our strengths and their strengths and surplus really lined up
well,” Dipoto said of the deal between the teams.
“This is a good baseball trade. Everybody walks away happy.”
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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