Nats Agree to Trade Vidro to Mariners
Because of the amount of money exchanging hands, the commissioner's office had to approve the deal, and officials there have been aware of it for several days. Vidro, 32, also had to waive a no-trade clause that prevented him from being dealt to Seattle without his approval, further complicating the process.
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Many Nationals officials had no knowledge of the trade last night, and the top echelon of the front office wasn't talking. General Manager Jim Bowden did not return phone calls and e-mails, and team president Stan Kasten, reached by phone, had no comment. Neither did Seattle Manager Mike Hargrove.
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Snelling, who has a reputation for playing hard, split his time between Class AAA Tacoma and Seattle in 2006, hitting .250 with three homers in 96 at-bats for the Mariners. The trade magazine Baseball America rated Snelling as Seattle's fourth-best prospect in 2005 and said he was the Mariners' best prospect in hitting for average and with strike-zone discipline. He should be thrown into the battle for the left field spot.Fruto went 2-2 with a 5.50 ERA in 23 appearances for the Mariners as a rookie last season, when he also made 28 appearances for Tacoma. Baseball America said he had the best change-up in the Seattle organization, and he should be added to a Nationals bullpen that likely will be the strength of the 2007 club.
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