What makes a trade worth it?

Acquiring more value than you surrendered. Finding a franchise cornerstone. Flipping draft picks. Regardless of the type of return gained, the simplest rule is that it must make you better.

The Seattle Mariners’ addition of Eugenio Suárez at the trade deadline was an obvious improvement. He became the first player with 35 or more home runs to be traded in a season, and he was dealt to the team that already had MLB’s home run leader. It was a match made in heaven.

Already a fan favorite, “Geno” was immediately reunited with former Diamondbacks teammate Josh Naylor. He was also reunited with former Seattle teammates who cheered, literally, upon his return. Shannon Drayer recapped the scene at the deadline: the Mariners surprised their own players by having t

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