About two hours after the deadline, last minute trades have seemingly stopped coming in. The Mariners were extremely quiet after so much talk about possible outcomes. Early in the day, there was word that we were working to acquire utility infielder Mark Loretta from the Astros however that deal never really seemed to get close to completion. The mission of acquiring Reyes or Dotel also was unsuccessful, with Reyes staying put in Tampa Bay and Dotel going to the Braves. It was reported that Bavasi offered Balentien to the Royals for Dotel, but it wasn't enough to get him... Thankfully. Though quiet for the most part, Bavasi did hook up with former Mariner GM and current GM for the Philadelphia Phillies to send Julio Mateo to the Phils in return for AA/AAA infielder prospect Jesus Merchan. In 84 games (81 with AA and 3 with AAA), Merchan was hitting .330.
I will post a State of the Mariners: At the Deadline in the coming days once the deadline ramifications work themselves out.
7/31/07
Trade Deadline Passed
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I'm not sure I'd call Merchan a prospect. He's a 26 year old who just got promoted to AAA. He could be a late bloomer, I guess, but it looks like he's nothing more than organizational roster filler.
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