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After completing the trade with Pittsburgh for Francisco Cervelli, the Astros have dealt starting catcher Robinson Chirinos to the Seattle Mariners. It's not too common for inter-division teams to make trades, but the offer was compelling enough.
The Mariners have a similar struggling situation with their MLB catcher production. So they're hoping that a change of scenery for Robinson Chirinos might spark something.
The Astros retained 100% of Chirinos' remaining salary for the 2019 season. In addition to Chirinos the Astros sent minor league outfielders Jonathan Lacroix (A level: .343 AVG, .402 OBP, .524 SLG, .926 OPS, 9 HR, 48 RBI, 3 SB) and Bryan De La Cruz (A+ level: .253 AVG, .324 OBP, .391 SLG, .715 OPS, 5 HR, 25 RBI, 3 SB).
In return the Astros get international prospect outfielder Julio Rodriguez. At just 18 years old he has plenty of potential and projects to be a major league player one day. They also get minor league reliever Joey Gerber. Gerber has good stuff, but has had control issues this year. If he can refine the control he could be a useful reliever (6th-7th inning type) in a couple of years.
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