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In-house help, summer trades

Jason A. Churchill05.18.2013

It's too soon for the Seattle Mariners to call up Nick Franklin, Mike Zunino and Stefen Romero, at least in my opinion, and it's preposterous to expect any significant trades to be made in mid-to-late May. Clubs aren't going to move big-name key players until late June or early July at the earliest, even if they already are 8-10 games off the playoff pace.

There are, however, moves I believe they should make today.
Those are as follows:

1. Option C Jesus Montero to Triple-A Tacoma
2. Purchase the contract of C Jesus Sucre
Montero will need to catch in Tacoma to replace Sucre's time there which eliminates the chance for him to DH regularly, suggesting the Mariners could promote Brandon Bantz from Double-A Jackson and give Montero the time at designated hitter. Sucre won't hit in the big leagues, but he's can work counts a little bit and is a better catch-and-throw option.

The idea here is for Montero to get his bat going, make some adjustments, find the swing and confidence and earn his way back in a six or eight weeks. For me, this is not about getting Shoppach more time, but removing Montero from an environment which...

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Nick Franklin's timetable

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- Josh Dobner05-13-2013

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