Arizona added an arm to its bullpen on Monday, reaching agreement with the Mariners on a trade for right-hander Paul Sewald, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. Seattle will receive infielder Josh Rojas, outfielder/first base Dominic Canzone (Arizona’s No. 19 prospect) and infielder Ryan Bliss (No. 29 prospect). The teams have not confirmed the trade.
Sewald has had an excellent season for Seattle, picking up 21 saves with a 2.93 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 43 innings. Sewald, 33, won’t be a free agent until the end of the 2024 season and has a 4.09 ERA with 55 saves in 319 Major League innings over seven seasons.
Rojas, 29, is a career .252/.330/.367 hitter with 22 homers, 77 doubles and 43 steals in 381 MLB games, all with the D-backs. He’s played mostly third base in the Majors (150 games) but has also played second, shortstop and both corner outfield spots.
Canzone, 25, has posted a .661 OPS with one homer since making his MLB debut on July 8, but he’s got a .933 OPS with 60 homers in four Minor League seasons, while Bliss tore through Double-A this year to the tune of a 1.008 OPS (12 homers, 30 steals), though it’s been rougher going in 13 Triple-A games. The 23-year-old Bliss was poised to make a big jump on MLB Pipeline’s list of the D-backs’ Top 30 Prospects in the midseason re-rank set to be unveiled next week.
