Mariners, Yanks make major deal

Yankees, Mariners swap young talent. This deal could have long term impact for both teams.
The Yankees got hard throwing Mariner righty Michael Pineda and minor league standout Jose Campos, giving up highly touted catcher Jesus Montero and pitcher Hector Noesi.
Pineda was 9-10 with a 3.74 ERA last season in 170 innings for the Mariners. He looks like a solid No. 2 starter for years to come. Campos struck out six batters for every one he walked in a great year in A ball last season. He is a Top 5 Mariner prospect.
Seattle, which needs a lot of help on offense, added No. 1 Yankee prospect Jesus Montero. Montero appears to be a serious major league bat but his defense behind the plate is lousy and he could wind up at first or DHing. Ideally he'll catch for the Mariners who haven't had a good backstop in years. In his brief MLB debut last season Montero showed he may well be ready to make an impact.
Noesi looks like "one of the guys," but he is ready fr the majors now and has an impressive minor league background.
Potentially this is a god deal for both teams, but right now the Yankees adding a fine starter with 17-plus innings experience looks like a particularly deft move. The fact that they have 3-4 highly rated catchers with ability in the system behind Montero is also a plus.
he Mariners were ask encouraged by the fact that they have several very well thought of pitching prospects almost ready to make the big league squad. Keep an eye on Danny Hultzen; he could slide into Pineda's slot this season.
If Montero, Ackley and Smoak can fulfill their potential this could be a very interesting team in the near future.
By the way, the Yankees also added Hiroki Kuroda ( 1 year, $10 million). Suddenly their starting staff looks a lot better.