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Mariners Acquire Danny Valencia From Athletics

By charliewilmoth | November 12, 2016 at 2:32pm CDT

The Mariners have acquired Danny Valencia from the Athletics, Yahoo! Sports’ Jeff Passan tweets. In exchange, Oakland will receive righty Paul Blackburn, tweets MLB.com’s Greg Johns.

[Related: Updated Seattle Mariners Depth Chart]

Danny ValenciaThe 32-year-old Valencia has hit well in each of the past two seasons, most recently posting a .287/.346/.446 line in 517 plate appearances with Oakland in 2016. He also logged substantial playing time at three positions (third base, first base and right field), giving him a bit of defensive versatility. He graded poorly at third, though, and got in a clubhouse altercation with Billy Butler that resulted in Butler heading to the 7-day concussion DL.

Butler was released soon after, and although the Athletics said Butler’s release was unrelated to the clubhouse fight, it seemed by season’s end that the A’s were looking to move on from Valencia. Youngster Ryon Healy received the bulk of the Athletics’ available playing time down the stretch at third base. It already looked possible the A’s could look outfield help this winter, and now it looks even more likely that they will.

Valencia has one more year of club control remaining before he’s eligible for free agency, and we project he’ll make $5.3MM next season. The Mariners obviously have a good third baseman in Kyle Seager, but Valencia could be a factor at first base and/or in the outfield. At first, his right-handed bat might pair well with that of lefty Dan Vogelbach.

The 22-year-old Blackburn, who arrived with Vogelbach in the Mike Montgomery deal in July, ranked as the Mariners’ 18th-best prospect, according to MLB.com. The Cubs made him the 56th overall pick in the draft in 2012. He throws sinkers in the low 90s and has what MLB.com describes as solid secondary stuff and a good feel for pitching, so perhaps he could profile as a back-of-the-rotation type in the big leagues. He produced a 3.27 ERA, 6.2 K/9 and 2.2 BB/9 in 143 Double-A innings in 2016.

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  1. TheChanceyColborn

    4 years ago

    Wow ok I guess that clears the way for Healy but there goes the only other good hitting OF

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    • bkwalker510

      4 years ago

      The first of many moves to come. And DV is not an “outfielder,” he just hangs out out there and comes to hit every once in awhile.

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      • TheChanceyColborn

        4 years ago

        He was arguably the A’s best hitter besides Davisson of the year.

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        • TheChanceyColborn

          4 years ago

          Most of the year*

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        • arc89

          4 years ago

          A’s free up money and get a mid level pitching prospect. Face it Valencia’s days were numbered since his defense is below par at all positions. He can hit but can’t field. Good move for the A’s they are in a rebuild mode and need to cut players with no future for them.

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  2. a37H

    4 years ago

    When would Danny play?

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    • TheMichigan

      4 years ago

      Isn’t guti a free agent? Also Nelson will DH

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    • 24TheKid

      4 years ago

      First base with Vogelbach

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  3. failedstate

    4 years ago

    Interested to see the return considering Valencia was probably going to get cut.

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    • baseballjunkie68

      4 years ago

      287 with 17 homers. They would be dumb to cut him for nothing.

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      • 24TheKid

        4 years ago

        That’s pretty much the same stats as Cano in 2015

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  4. cardfan2011

    4 years ago

    Good get for the M’s

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  5. Rounding3rd

    4 years ago

    Did the A’s get one bag of peanuts or two bags?

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    • bsteady powers

      4 years ago

      A decent prospect

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    • Dogham

      4 years ago

      one bag. prospect pitcher who M’s saw had little upside.

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  6. julyn82001

    4 years ago

    A 300 hitter, it’s just another blow for A’s fans…

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    • arc89

      4 years ago

      They are in a rebuild year and the A’s received the best they could for a guy who can’t play defense.

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    • bkwalker510

      4 years ago

      Not really. Anyone who is an A’s fan knows that those numbers came in a hot first half. His best days are behind him; the A’s are lucky to get something of value back.

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      • trolofson

        4 years ago

        Yup…thank you for pointing that out

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  7. gmflores27

    4 years ago

    Paul Blackburn not a bad return

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    • Rounding3rd

      4 years ago

      Yep. Definitely a two peanut bagger. Low K/9 in minors and other metrics implies pitch to contact 5th starter type.

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  8. francys08

    4 years ago

    Good move for the Mariners, Valencia can play in the outfield, and sometimes third base and even first base. Not bad.

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    • bsteady powers

      4 years ago

      He’ll be a platoon 1B with D. Vogelbach.

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    • bkwalker510

      4 years ago

      I wouldn’t say he can “play” the OF, but he’s good at standing there and taking up space I guess.

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      • afenton530

        4 years ago

        About as well as Cruz

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  9. marinersallday

    4 years ago

    Not bad, Mike Montgomery for Valencia and Vogelbach.

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    • AddisonStreet

      4 years ago

      That’s not really how that works, but okay.

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      • 24TheKid

        4 years ago

        It’s how it ended up for the mariners tho.

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  10. sacball

    4 years ago

    I hope this means Healy goes to first and Chapman to 3B over them retaining Alonso

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    • small_market_chub

      4 years ago

      Alonso is a non-tender candidate, but Chapman isn’t likely to start the season in the majors. Mid season call up at the earliest, Lowrie will hold the fort at third for the first half

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  11. connfyoozed

    4 years ago

    And the Danny Valencia tour of the American League continues. The guy hits a ton, but wears out his welcome really quickly everywhere he goes.

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  12. 0ptimetstic

    4 years ago

    It’s kinda like a yard sale before you move…

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  13. 24TheKid

    4 years ago

    Bye bye Dae Ho

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  14. Wrek305

    4 years ago

    Kinda feel bad for Valencia. He’s been a journeyman since being traded from the twins. He’s underrated.

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    • digimike

      4 years ago

      He created his club house persona and is projected to make 5.3 million dollars next year by playing baseball for a living.

      Good for Danny.

      Why do you feel bad for him?

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  15. dshires4

    4 years ago

    Solid return for a low 90s MPH, sinker type pitcher that doesn’t miss bats at a very high clip. He fits as a natural platoon partner for Vogelbach, and can probably spell LF and RF in a pinch. I’m content with this.

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  16. seamaholic

    4 years ago

    Amazed the A’s got a serviceable major league quality arm for this guy. One year rental, short side platoon, may have clubhouse issues, and the position at which he has the most value (3B) is unavailable at the team he was traded to.

    A’s were gonna non-tender him anyway. Stupid move, M’s.

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    • harmony55

      4 years ago

      This year Seattle had the second-best wRC+ in baseball at 107 despite a woeful 94 from the first-base position..

      Danny Valencia, who posted 118 wRC+ and 1.1 fWAR this year, and Dan Vogelbach, who posted OBP above .400 in the minors the last two seasons, will replace Adam Lind, who posted 92 wRC+ and a negative 0.6 fWAR, and Dae-Ho Lee, who posted 102 wRC+ and 0.3 fWAR..

      This year the Mariners posted a negative 4.7 UZR/150 in 1,457 innings at first base while Danny Valencia has a career UZR/150 of a positive 1.8 in a limited 212.2 innings at first base.

      Seattle will pay Valencia a projected $5.3 million this year for a player who has been valued at $27.1 million over the past two seasons (including $9.1 million this year), according to the WAR conversion at FanGraphs. Had the Athletics non-tendered Valencia, the Mariners would likely have competed with other clubs at a steeper price in terms of dollars and/or contract length.

      It seems like a prudent move to me.

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      • ayrbhoy

        4 years ago

        Great post- thank you for the time and research. I like this trade even more after reading your comment. Cheers

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    • JT19

      4 years ago

      Yes they might have non-tendered him, but doesn’t mean the Mariners would have automatically signed him, nor does it mean he’s going to sign for less than what he stood to make. And while his best spot might be 3B, I imagine he can also play 1B effectively, which is what they needed…a right handed hitting 1B.

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    • theo2016

      4 years ago

      Valencia vs righties last 2 years- 118 wrc+… that’s better than Morales was last year and I’m sure you thought that was a good signing.

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    • dshires4

      4 years ago

      At 3rd base, Valencia was worth negative 18 runs according to Defensive Runs Saved. UZR had him worth negative 13. Tell me again how he’s most valuable at third base? Coming to the Mariners and being put into a platoon situation at any position other than 3rd will maximize his value for us, all while paying him less than the going rate for a 1 win player. And we gave up depth, an arm with little-if-any upside. Glad you chimed in.

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  17. dannynasty206

    4 years ago

    I hope he’s just going to play 1st and some 3rd and they pick up a different guy to play OF the M’s are weak in the OF

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    • JT19

      4 years ago

      Agreed. And as someone else mentioned in a different post, they don’t really have a bat off the bench (outside of the possible Valencia/Vogelbach platoon, which is no guarantee to be an effective bench bat). I’d love to see them resign Gutierrez because he’d be a better platoon mate to Smith and mashes lefties.

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  18. Just Another Fan

    4 years ago

    A’s weren’t going to tender him, this is the best possible result for them, getting a guy whos ceiling is Kendall Graveman is the right kind of depth a rebuilding team needs.

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