With an offense that is again struggling to score runs in Seattle and a logjam of corner outfield types in Arizona, the Diamondbacks and Mariners have agreed to a rare, significant early-June trade that will send Mark Trumbo from Arizona to Seattle, the teams announced. Left-hander Vidal Nuno is also heading to the Mariners, who will send catcher Welington Castillo, right-hander Dominic Leone and prospects Gabby Guerrero and Jack Reinheimer to the D-Backs.

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

The Braves have acquired right-handed pitchers Bronson Arroyo and Touki Toussaint from the Diamondbacks in exchange for infielder Philip Gosselin, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter).

Im pretty hammered right now.

Atlanta eating cash.
That's it.

I don't waste my time with the Cubs.

• We saw a fascinating deal last weekend involving the effective sale of young righty Touki Toussaint from the Diamondbacks to the Braves. Over at Fangraphs, Dave Cameron discusses the deal in terms of prospect valuation. He reckons that Toussaint is probably worth about $20MM based on consensus prospect evaluations. While Arizona’s internal assessment may well have been lower, as Cameron notes, it still seems puzzling that the team cut bait given the organization’s current standing.

• Diamondbacks chief baseball officer Tony La Russa weighed in on the Toussaint deal, as Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. La Russa says the move was all about opening budgetary space to improve the big league roster in the relatively near future. “The ability to to have some payroll flexibility is critical to adding a couple of pieces,” said La Russa. “I don’t think we’re going to need a lot of pieces because we’re going to develop with this core. But if you can make the right move or two with somebody, that brings a lot to the table. Payroll flexibility is important.” Toussaint was a ways off from contributing at the big league level, said the club’s top baseball decisionmaker, while the D’Backs “think [their future] is sooner rather than later.” All said, La Russa indicated that the club simply preferred to move the salary of Bronson Arroyo to holding onto the lottery ticket of a young arm. “We’re not pushing a five-year plan, which is what Touki is,” he said. “Does that mean, just in retrospect, since I was there, should I have told (former scouting director Ray Montgomery), ‘Ray, don’t draft a Touki?’ Maybe I should have, but that was my first draft.” The 19-year-old (as of two days ago) Toussaint, of course, was the first name that Arizona called in last year’s amateur draft. Notably, as Piecoro has observed, this year’s selections were heavy on collegiate players.

The Tigers have acquired infielder Alexi Casilla from the Rays in exchange for a player to be named later, Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press reports (Twitter links). Per the report, Detroit made the move to bolster its organizational depth up the middle.

Casilla, 30, has not seen big league time this year and played in just one game last year for the Orioles. Before that, however, he was rather an active utility player, mostly from the Twins. All told, Casilla has taken 1,893 plate appearances and produced a .247/.302/.331 slash with 80 stolen bases. He has spent most of his time at second, but also has plenty of experience playing shortstop.

Though he’s yet to receive a call-up, Casilla has actually been quite productive this year at Triple-A. Over 142 plate appearances, he has slashed .315/.379/.449. Though a .363 BABIP has helped drive that productivity, Casilla is showing better patience and power numbers than he did last year in the upper minors.

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The #Astros also had Jeff Samardzija on their radar, but couldn't afford to wait for #WhiteSox to decide on a course of action.

Yes it is.

keep him then. A's got squat.

That's how I see it.

I thought I read here that 2016 is a great draft. Just take the pick or maybe re sign Shark if he has a moment of reasonableness

plus you can give the middle finger to GMs who have a better team than you.

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

I'd like to see the Cubs take a stab at Carlos Gomez ...I've seen enough of Fowler ...Bryant is suited for the outfield . Move Russell to Short n Baez to 2nd .

Fowler has been picking it up recently.

Elmhurst Matt

As much as it kills me to give Fowler credit, he has been decent lately.

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

I'd like to see the Cubs take a stab at Carlos Gomez ...I've seen enough of Fowler ...Bryant is suited for the outfield . Move Russell to Short n Baez to 2nd .

I'd like to see the Cubs take a stab at Carlos Gomez ...I've seen enough of Fowler ...Bryant is suited for the outfield . Move Russell to Short n Baez to 2nd .

Im pretty hammered right now.

Gomez is kind of a deeb. Probably don't need that element on this team right now.

Why would the Brewers get rid of him? His contract is not up.

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

Gomez may be a knucklehead.. But he's great , the Brewers can't pay him 6@ 20 million per year. We can ..he fills a lot of holes.

I'd take a stab at Ventura too..K.C. Has him in AAA right now...he's an emotional basketcase ..but the talent is there

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.