The Seattle Mariners supplemented on Tuesday ahead of the trade deadline, hoping their big splash of last week and some minor moves prove to be enough to end the longest playoff drought in baseball.
The Mariners acquired two injured players from the San Francisco Giants in left-hander Matthew Boyd and catcher Curt Casali and also picked up infielder Jake Lamb from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“We went out and we identified the players that we thought could really push us to a new level,” Dipoto said. “And we prioritized players who were who were going to be here beyond just 2022, in whatever way we could.” Boyd signed a $5.2 million, one-year deal with San Francisco but has been out the entire season following surgery last September for a torn flexor tendon. His recovery was shut down in June after a setback, but he resumed throwing last month and is expected to return sometime later in the summer, Dipoto said. He had a 3.89 ERA in 15 starts last year for Detroit prior to the injury.Casali is hitting .231 with four homers and a .
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