This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mariners as New Seattle Mariners Trade Acquisition Among an Elite Group of Hitters. The Seattle Mariners knocked down the first domino of the MLB trade deadline season when they acquired first baseman Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.

We've reached the week of the MLB trade deadline, and the market continues to be strong for former Seattle Mariners 3B Eugenio Suárez.

The Seattle Mariners keep playing Dylan Moore. No one is quite sure why. The operating answer is that they're showcasing Moore for a trade. If that's what they're doing, it's not going to work. Moore is 1 for his last 23. Moore is 2 for his last 47. All the defensive versatility in the world won't fix that.

Tyler Locklear was named the PCL's Hitter of the Week, but will he be in the organization by the end of the week?

The Seattle Mariners kick-started the MLB Trade Deadline last week with a move for Josh Naylor. The M’s don’t appear to be done either. It’s been reported that the Mariners are still active in trade talks for Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez.

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET this coming Thursday, July 31, and the action is beginning to pick up. This past weekend we saw Josh Naylor go to the Mariners and Ryan McMahon go to the Yankees,

In a recent appearance on MLB Network Radio, Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto confirmed the team will be going after bullpen arms.