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MLB Trade Rumors The Mariners are finalizing an agreement to acquire reliever  Diego Castillo from the Rays, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN (Twitter link). In return, Seattle is sending fellow bullpen arm  Austin Shenton to Tampa Bay, reports Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times (Twitter link). Castillo steps in, presumably, as the piece that Seattle GM Jerry Dipoto foreshadowed two days ago when the Mariners sent breakout closer Kendall Graveman to their division rival in Houston. Castillo reinforces Seattle’s bullpen not only now, but into the future. Unlike Graveman, who is a free agent at...

MLB Trade Rumors The Mariners are finalizing an agreement to acquire reliever  Diego Castillo from the Rays, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN (Twitter link). In return, Seattle is sending fellow bullpen arm  Austin Shenton to Tampa Bay, reports Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times (Twitter link). Castillo steps in, presumably, as the piece that Seattle GM Jerry Dipoto foreshadowed two days ago when the Mariners sent breakout closer Kendall Graveman to their division rival in Houston. Castillo reinforces Seattle’s bullpen not only now, but into the future. Unlike Graveman, who is a free agent at...

Now there’s a weird one. Not only are these two teams in the same division, but they are currently separated by just 6.0 games in the standings. And yet they just executed a trade to help each other win this year. The Astros get their closer(?) – so consider them out on Craig Kimbrel? or not? – but it’s a weird trade: Source: The Astros have traded IF Abraham Toro and RHP Joe Smith for RHP Kendal Graveman and RHP Rafael Montero of the Mariners. So that’s Graveman, who has been fantastic this year as a part-time closer for the Mariners, now heading into the back of the Astros’ bull...