Seattle Mariners fans: "Spoiler. Trea Turner makes sense 100% of the time", "Please let Trea day happen"

2022 will be remembered as a historic season for the Seattle Mariners. The team broke their long-dreaded playoff drought that dates back to the days of Ichiro and even proceeded to make an appearance in the American League Division Series.

Spearheaded by American League Rookie of the Year Julio Rodriguez and backed up by Ty France, Eugenio Suarez and the pitching crew led by mid-season acquisition Luis Castillo, the team looks set to make another postseason appearance in 2023.

What's even more exciting for the Mariners faithful, however, is the news that the team has looked into the possibility of signing multiple-time All-Star and former World Series champion Trea Turner to polish their middle infield.

The report came from MLB analyst Jim Bowden stating that Mariners President Jerry Dipoto has looked into the possibility of bringing in either Turner, Milwaukee Brewer Kolten Wong, or New York Yankee Gleyber Torres to bolster their infield.

It would be interesting to see who Seattle can lure among the three high-caliber players. With the team's outfield and pitching concerns addressed, a boost to the middle infield is much needed, especially with Eugenio Suarez being the only consistent performer in the position.

Seattle Mariners acquire Cooper Hummel

Seattle acquired catcher/outfielder Cooper Hummel from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for 2020 American League Rookie of the Year Kyle Lewis.

Hummel has a slash line of .176/.204/.307 with three homer and 17 RBIs last season. The move makes total sense for Seattle as they've at least got something out of an oft-injured Kyle Lewis.

The switch-hitting 27-year-old will now split time in the outfield with Julio Rodriguez, Teoscar Hernandez, Taylor Trammell, and Jarred Kelenic.

About the author

Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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