On Monday, the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners completed a late-night trade that sent RHP Tyson Miller to Chicago and Jake Slaughter to Seattle. Chicago has already made room on their 40-man roster for Miller, designating Richard Lovelady for assignment. The move makes sense for the Cubbies, who need to work on their bullpen issues. What exactly does Seattle plan on doing with Slaughter though? Who is this 27-year-old who has yet to take an at-bat in the major leagues?
Mariners Trade for Jake Slaughter
Slaughter, the 6’1 utility infielder, was drafted by the Cubs out of high school but opted to play college ball for LSU. During his freshman year, he would be part of a very successful LSU baseball team. LSU won its division, conference, and conference tournament and played in Omaha in the College World Series. During the second round of the CWS, LSU played Florida State. Jake Slaughter hit a three-run home run en route to a 7-4 victory over the ‘Noles. Slaughter started four games in the CWS in 2017, going 4-15 with one home run and three RBI during LSU’s second-place finish.
