Mariners Trade Mark Lowe to the Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired Mark Lowe from the Seattle Mariners for prospects, according to Chris Cotillo of SB Nation.  Jon Heyman first reported that a deal was close.  Heyman reports that one of the three players is lefty Nick Wells, who was a third-round pick in the 2014 draft.  Jake Brentz is one of the other players heading to Seattle, according to Heyman.  The last player to be heading to Seattle is Rob Rasmussen.

Lowe, the veteran right-handed reliever is having a fantastic season, positing a 1.00 ERA in 36 innings.  The 32-year-old also owns a 1.17 WHIP and 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings.  His strikeout to walk ratio is currently 4.27:1.

Source: Mariners trade Mark Lowe to Blue Jays. @JonHeymanCBS said close.

— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) July 31, 2015

hearing jays are moving closer to getting veteran reliever mark lowe. would be nice move for them.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) July 31, 2015

nick wells is one of three minor leaguers to go from toronto to seattle in mark lowe trade

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) July 31, 2015

The @BlueJays have acquired RHP Mark Lowe from Seattle in exchange for Nick Wells, Jacob Brentz and Rob Rasmussen

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) July 31, 2015

The #Mariners have acquired LHPs Rob Rasmussen, Jake Brentz & Nick Wells from Toronto for RHP Mark Lowe.

— MarinersPR (@MarinersPR) July 31, 2015

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