Trade: Mariners/Yankees

[Brent]

Mariners and Yankees agree on the following trade.  Duran fits my build plan as I embark on building the Mariners after taking over the team.  Yankees to confirm.

Mariners trade:
OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr., $5.5M (2027)
RP Jacob Webb, $0.7M (2026)

For

Yankees trade:
OF Jarren Duran, $0.5M (P-2025)

[dennymcc23]

Yankees confirm this trade with Mariners

[Brian]

 :iatp:

[BHows]

 :iatp:

[Paul S.]

 :iatp:

[ldsjayhawk]

 :iatp:

[rcankosy]

Sorry to be the party pooper here, but I can't justify this deal in terms of fantasy points, talent, or salary.

Durran, P-2025 ($0.5m) 28 years old

2024  22.4 ppg
2023  18.8 ppg

Gurriel 2027 ($5.5m) 31 years old

2024  14.5 ppg
2023  14.8 ppg
2022  14.9 ppg

Webb 2026 ($0.7m) 31 years old

2024  8.5 ppg
2023  8.4 ppg
2022  7.9 ppg

Durran has clearly been the better player the last 2 years and will likely continue to be, since Gurriel's production seems to have been established. Durran could command a high salary next year, but the Yankees have more than enough cap space ($94m in 2026) to pay it. Webb is a average RP, but free agency hasn't even started, so the Yankees could most likely get an equal product in the marketplace.

 :veto:

[Brian]

 :iatp:

[rcankosy]

I?m sorry, but that is not the role of the trade committee. I was on the original trade committee, and it was formed to prevent exactly these kinds of trades.

There is no point to having a trade committee at all if we are going to blindly approve trades we believe are bad.

[ldsjayhawk]

Trade passes 5-1