The Mariners have followed up their first big trade of the offseason a day later with a pretty intriguing one-for-one swap.
Lewis, 27, burst onto the scene with the Mariners with an exciting showing after a September call-up in 2019, but he is coming off a disappointing past two seasons marred by injury. A knee injury and subsequent surgery ended his 2021 season prematurely, and it had begun late due to a bone bruise he suffered during spring training on the same knee, too. That knee was also the same one he suffered a significant injury early to in his first pro season in 2016 in a collision at home plate.
In just 18 MLB games last season, however, Lewis slashed .143/.226/.304 for a .540 OPS with three home runs. His running and mobility was noticeably hindered on the field once he rejoined in May 2022, and that continued to be the case upon his return in July from a concussion suffered when he was hit by a pitch on May 28. He played just four times in the outfield for Seattle in 2022, playing 11 more games as designated hitter and appearing three more times as a pinch-hitter.
Seattle made Lewis its initial first-round draft selection under then-general manager Jerry Dipoto, who is now the team’s president of baseball operations, with the No. 11 overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft. Hummel, 27, is a Portland, Ore., native and product of Portland State. The switch-hitter made his MLB debut with Arizona in 2022, slashing .176/.274/.307 for a .580 OPS with three home runs, eight doubles and four stolen bases in 66 games. He started 17 games in left field, 14 at catcher and 12 at DH with the Diamondbacks. Hummel has also played first base and third base as a minor leaguer.
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