Reports: Mariners land C Curt Casali from Giants


The San Francisco Giants traded backup catcher Curt Casali to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday in exchange for minor league relief pitcher Michael Stryffeler, according to multiple reports.

The Mariners also acquired infielder/outfielder Jake Lamb from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations, FanSided and The Athletic reported.

Casali, 33, is currently on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 2 oblique strain. He last played July 4.

It was Casali’s second season with the Giants after four with the Tampa Bay Rays (2014-17) and three with the Cincinnati Reds (2018-20). Before his injury, he was batting .231 with four home runs and 14 RBIs across 41 games.

Casali is a lifetime .227 hitter with 46 career home runs, 55 doubles and 145 RBIs over 446 games.

Stryffeler, 26, reached Double-A Arkansas last year and is 4-8 at that level with a 2.17 ERA and 128 strikeouts over 78 2/3 innings in two seasons.

Lamb, 31, signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers in March and was called up in June. He hit .239 with two homers and five doubles in 25 games for the Dodgers. He hit 30 home runs with 105 RBIs in 2017 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, earning an All-Star nod.