NATIONAL LEAGUE
NEWS: Arizona traded 1B Josh Naylor to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for RHP Ashton Izzi and LHP Brandyn Garcia.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: The DBacks kicked off trade deadline season by dealing one of their many expiring contacts. Naylor was acquired via trade from the Guardians in the offseason and slashed .292/.360/.447 (394 PA) with 11 homers and steals apiece alongside a 123 wRC+ in his only few months in the desert. His consistent performance at the plate across the past four seasons caught the eye of a Mariners club that was believed to be in on a different Arizona corner infielder. In return, the DBacks will receive 21-year-old old, right-handed starter Ashton Izzi, a 4th-round pick of the 2022…
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