Assessing Mariners' Trade For Carlos Santana

The Mariners swung a noteworthy trade on Monday, acquiring veteran first baseman/designated hitter Carlos Santana and cash from the Royals for right-handed pitchers Wyatt Mills and William Fleming.

Santana, 36, will be a free agent after the 2022 season and is currently hitting .216/.349/.341 with four home runs, 21 RBI and a higher walk rate (17 percent) than his strikeout rate (13.2 percent). Most notably, in the month of June, he's slashing .357/.478/.554 with a 198 wRC+.

Watch the video above as Ty Dane Gonzalez and Colby Patnode recap the deal and discuss what they like and don't like about it for Seattle.

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