MLB Twitter reacts to Seattle Mariners trading Jessse Winker and Abraham Toro to Milwaukee Brewers for Kolten Wong

The Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers were involved in a fun trade. Seattle is sending Jesse Winker and Abraham Toro to Milwaukee in exchange for Kolten Wong. The Brewers are also sending $1.75 million in cash to the Mariners.

The decision to pick up Wong was an easy one for the Seattle Mariners. They lacked a starting second baseman. Winker was plagued by injuries in his only season with Seattle. He ended up having knee surgery back in October. The Milwaukee Brewers are hoping he can have better luck health-wise next season.

MLB Twitter believes this trade brings value to both teams. Seattle was searching for a left-handed bat in a lineup that's predominantly right-handed. Milwaukee acquiring Toro, who has a ton of team control left on his contract, is great for them.

Fans of teams in the NL Central aren't excited to see Jesse Winker return to the division. He spent five seasons with the Cincinnati Reds before joining the Seattle Mariners in 2022.

Winker is coming off a career-low in batting average, OBP, and SLG. It wasn't the year he was hoping to have when transitioning to a new team for the first time in his major league career. Look for Winker to have a much better season in 2023 if he can stay healthy.

The Seattle Mariners and the Milwaukee Brewers got a head start on the Winter Meetings

Both the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners made a deal before the MLB Winter Meetings, which start Sunday in San Diego. This is when the free agent market starts to heat up. The trade kills a lot of teams' hopes heading into the meetings.

Kolten Wong was a solid second baseman that many teams were targeting. The Chicago White Sox were expected to make a move in acquiring him from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The New York Yankees are a team that's expected to try and make some moves during the meetings. On top of re-signing Aaron Judge, they're looking at adding another starting pitcher in free agency. The Yankees are also looking at the possibility of trading Josh Donaldson and Aaron Hicks.

The MLB Winter Meetings are an exciting time during the off-season. Expect some big moves to be made here.

About the author

Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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