The Seattle Mariners have acquired right-handed reliever Mike Baumann and minor league catcher Michael Pérez from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for catcher Blake Hunt. The trade, which took place on Wednesday, sees Baumann, who was designated for assignment a few days ago, joining the Mariners after being a solid reliever for the past two seasons. Hunt, 25, is currently OPSing .905 at AAA this year. The Orioles' 40-man roster now stands at 39 players. The trade values are noted as $0.0M for Baumann, -$0.5M for Pérez, and $3.3M for Hunt.
Today the #Mariners acquired RHP Mike Baumann ($0.0M surplus trade value) and C Michael Pérez (-$0.5M) from the #Orioles in exchange for C Blake Hunt ($3.3M). The deal is accepted by our model as a minor overpay by Seattle.
The Mariners made a trade Wednesday with the Orioles to bring in right-handed reliever Mike Baumann to help fortify the bullpen. Details from @RyanDivish: https://t.co/xPcamxRMEK
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Orioles trade reliever Mike Baumann to Mariners for minor league catcher Blake Hunt https://t.co/S1Ux5BczTw
#Orioles trade Mike Baumann and catcher Michael Perez to #Mariners for catcher Blake Hunt.
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The #orioles optioned catcher Blake Hunt to Triple-A Norfolk after acquiring him in the trade
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Trade news: The Seattle Mariners are acquiring right-handed reliever Mike Baumann from the Baltimore Orioles for catcher Blake Hunt, sources tell ESPN. Baumann, DFA'd a few days back, has been a solid reliever for the last two seasons. Hunt, 25, is OPSing .905 at AAA this year.
O's acquired catcher Blake Hunt from Seattle in exchange for Mike Baumann and minor lg C Michael Perez. O's 40-man is at 39 players.
The Orioles have traded Mike Baumann and minor league catcher Michael Pérez to Seattle for catcher Blake Hunt
#orioles 40-man roster has 39 players https://t.co/j84dI3Z6cj
#orioles acquire catcher Blake Hunt from Mariners for Mike Baumann and minor league catcher Michael Perez
We’ve acquired RHP Mike Baumann and minor league C Michael Pérez from the Orioles in exchange for C Blake Hunt. #TridentsUp 🔗 https://t.co/oZuCflqvt2 https://t.co/5KadbuYZlN
#orioles reinstate Grayson Rodriguez from injured list and designate Mike Baumann for assignment