The Major League Baseball offseason has involved plenty of big-name players switching teams either via trade or as free agents.
With top free agent Juan Soto building the drama, he eventually signed with the New York Mets on a 15-year deal worth $765 million.
One offseason trade that stands out was the Chicago White Sox sending ace starting pitcher Garrett Crochet to the Boston Red Sox.
MLB analyst Jon Morosi recently revealed another possible trade in the works for an ace starting pitcher.
“The Baltimore Orioles and Seattle Mariners have talked before and in recent days about a potential [Luis] Castillo trade to Baltimore,” Morosi said, via MLB Network.
“The Baltimore Orioles and Seattle Mariners have talked before and in recent days about a potential [Luis] Castillo trade to Baltimore…”
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Morosi mentions that the Orioles and Mariners had been in talks previously about a Castillo trade and that Seattle will likely want a bat in return.
Another possibility is that the Mariners trade Castillo to free up some money to sign an offensive player such as Pete Alonso or Alex Bregman.
Castillo debuted in 2017 with the Cincinnati Reds and was traded to the Mariners in 2022.
In 2024, he started 30 games and was 11-12 with a 3.64 ERA and 175 strikeouts in 175.1 innings pitched.
The three-time All-Star could be seen as a replacement for Corbin Burnes in Baltimore after he signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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