July 29: And there goes another one of Seattle's former top prospects. Balentin, regarded as one of the best power hitters in the system, just never put it together in the majors these past few years. Seattle will be getting right handed reliever, Robert Manuel who has put up masterful stats in the minor leagues: 6-3 / 1.25 ERA / 103:18 K:BB ratio / 0.83 WHIP over 86.2 IP.
Winner: Mariners
The Reds payed full price for a prospect with diminishing value, although they evidently see something they liked, because Seattle DFA'd Balentin this past weekend. The mariners were lucky to get what they did for Balentin; it shouldn't be long before Manuel is the anchor of that pen.
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