Mariners Open to Trading Luis Castillo Amid Increased Trade Interest

Over the weekend, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reported that the Seattle Mariners are open to trading starting pitcher Luis Castillo. Since then, trade discussions have intensified, especially after Max Fried signed an eight-year deal with the Yankees on Tuesday.


Castillo, who turned 32 today, appears to be the only member of the Mariners' rotation who might be available for trade. President of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto has consistently dismissed the idea of trading his young starters—Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Bryan Woo, and Bryce Miller. The Mariners reportedly turned down the Red Sox's offer of Triston Casas for one of their young pitchers.

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Jon Morosi of MLB Network mentioned that the Red Sox and Mariners are still in talks about Seattle's starting pitching. However, Boston is unlikely to trade Casas for Castillo. According to Speier, there hasn't been any progress on a deal involving these two players.