Josh Naylor traded to Mariners: Diamondbacks send first baseman to Seattle for two pitchers
The Seattle Navy acquired the first Battle player in the Batte-Form of Lefty Josh Naylor of the Diamondbacks. The Arizona obtains the left -hander Brandyn Garcia and the right -hander Ashton Izzi in the agreement. The Diamondbacks announced the job on Thursday evening.
This decision occurs a week before the deadline for the Major League trade on July 31 and probably reports that the Diamondbacks will be strong sellers before the date.
Naylor, 28 years old, this season, breaks .292 / .360 / .447 (124 OPS +) with 11 circuits in 93 games for Arizona. For his career, he has an OPS + of 114 on the parts of seven seasons of the major league, and during this period, he had an OPS of 0.812 against the right -handed pitch. His first and so far the only selection of stars occurred in 2024, while he was a member of the Cleveland Guardians.
This season, Naylor owes the balance of a salary of $ 10.9 million and is eligible for the free agency. Because Naylor has now changed his team during the season, he is not eligible to receive a qualification offer before winter.
In Seattle, Naylor is to move Luke Raley as a first first goal player – perhaps in a cheek arrangement in progress with Donovan Solano – or he could mix and match and also see time in DH. Whatever the details, Naylor’s ability to manage right -handed pitch will be a boon for the Seattle offensive.
This decision comes when the navies are trying to stay in a joker position in the American League and also to get rid of the six -game Houston Astros’ advance in the Al West. On Thursday, BETMGM has the navy at -200 dimensions to make the playoffs for the first time since 2022.
On the Arizona side, Garcia, 25, is an old 11th Tour of Texas A&M. He has a large quick ball and he went back and forth between the starting work and the rescue work at the minors. This season, however, he worked exclusively on the enclosure of the lifts, including a pair of appearances for the navy. Izzi, 21, is a former preparation editor for the fourth round. In some parts of three seasons of a minor league, he set up an ERA of 4.13 in 47 departures with a ratio of 1.84 k / bb. This season, he mainly had trouble in High-A Northwest League.
As indicated above, Naylor’s trade suggests that more is to come from Arizona, which holds some of the most convincing deadlines. The club also reported earlier on Thursday. “I think it is time for us to be responsible enough to improve our team with what we have and with that, let’s improve our future,” said Hall during a radio appearance on Arizona Sports. “Let us take more assets for us. Let us reconstruct this agricultural system which has improved more and more over the years.
“Do we want to sell? No. We all want to buy, but I think we have to be realistic and you are not only making this decision on the last day of the deadline. Lots of preparation between.”
The D-Backs had solid conceptions in the running in 2025, but the loss of Ace Corbin Burnes to Tommy John surgery, from the luck of the back and certain underperformances at the individual level led to their current strait-5 ½ matches outside the position of the series elimination in the difficult NL and behind several teams. As such, Naylor is probably only the beginning, and The names to follow it from the figure of Arizona to be even greater.
