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With below post that Seager should be P-2014, Seattle would like to sign him to a prospect extension.  To ensure we have the right money set aside for free agency, Seattle is giving Seager the 5 year prospect extension. 

Sign CI Kyle Seager to P-extension.  Ranked #28 in 2012, #89 11.  #28 ranked CI extension is $8 mil, at 50% prospect extension= $4 mil per year for 5 years. 

Seattle trades to Minnesota:
CI Chisenhall, Lonnie, $0.5m (P-2014)

Minnesota trades to Seattle:
P Hunter, Tommy, $2.5m (2013)
P Roach, Donn, $0.5m (P-n/a)

Seattle does this move to gain depth on the pitching staff from our strongest area on the team.  Behind Alonso, Seager and Dominguez, Chisenhall wouldn't have seen much playing time and we needed pitching badly.

Minnesota will confirm.

Seattle extends MI Jose Altuve, currently P-2014.
As the #10 ranked MI, Altuve at $8 mil comes at a 50% discount for early extension.

(Please correct me if I'm wrong.  5 year extension at 50% prospect discount=$4 mil)

CI/MI Jose Altuve $4m (2019)

New Seattle GM would like to make the following moves to our roster:

Release:
Leslie Anderson
Noel Arguelles
Joe Gardner
Deck McGuire