Mariners Cooked at MLB Trade Deadline with Key Additions, According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
No one has to really tell Seattle Mariners fans that their team stole some headlines at the MLB Trade Deadline. The Mariners, who currently sit 2.5 games behind the slumping Houston Astros in the American League West Division race, made key acquisitions at the MLB Trade Deadline.
Of course, picking up Eugenio Suárez for another run with the Mariners was a big pickup. Suárez’s home run bat goes right alongside catcher Cal Raleigh, who is mashing the ball this season. That’s an immediate upgrade to Seattle’s offense, yet that wasn’t the only move getting attention.
In looking at what the Mariners did at the deadline, ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan offered some insights to it all. Passan did a roundup of trade activity where he handed out awards. For Seattle, Passan gave them “The Joël Robuchon Award” for “absolutely cooking.” Robuchon was a famed French chef while he was alive.
Seattle Mariners made sure they upgraded where necessary in their 40-man roster in search of AL West Division top spot
“Give the Mariners credit,” Passan wrote for ESPN. “They got the best bat at the deadline in Eugenio Suárez, filled a position of need at first base with Josh Naylor, deepened their bullpen with left-hander Caleb Ferguson, and did so without sacrificing Colt Emerson, Jonny Farmelo, Ryan Sloan, Jurrangelo Cijntje, Michael Arroyo, Lazaro Montes, Harry Ford or Felnin Celesten, all top 100-caliber prospects.”
Eugenio Suárez reintroduces himself to Seattle 😤 pic.twitter.com/A6e5lmY2xw
— MLB (@MLB) August 1, 2025
Passan noted that the Mariners took three out of four games in a weekend series against the Texas Rangers at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Entering the series, the Mariners and Rangers were tied for second place in the AL West.
“Seattle is almost fully healthy — and with Bryce Miller carving in his rehab assignment with a fastball tickling 98 mph and Victor Robles potentially back in September, the Mariners are two recalls away from having the scariest squad they have had since their resurgence started in 2021.”
Passan also points out that Seattle didn’t necessarily give up nothing in return for Suarez and Naylor. “Arizona needed pitching and got quality arms in both deals, and Tyler Locklear should be the team’s first baseman for the next half-decade,” Passan wrote.
“But this deadline was about an organization that has drafted as well as any in the 2020s shedding its relative conservatism to take a run in a year where there is no favorite,” Passan wrote. “That’s worthy of some Robuchon potatoes.”
Seattle will look to feast upon more AL opponents as the MLB season slowly moves into the final months.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 5, 2025, where it first appeared.