The Mariners made a major splash ahead of the Trade Deadline, acquiring Reds ace Luis Castillo in a blockbuster deal on Friday night.

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Seattle sent four players to Cincinnati in return for Castillo, including three of its top five prospects.

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The return package included shortstops Noelvi Marte and Edwin Arroyo (No. 3), as well as right-handers Levi Stoudt (No. 5) and Andrew Moore.

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“All of these kids, what we've been building toward, and ultimately we knew that there would come a time where we'd feel like it was our time to take a step forward,” 

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The talent that these guys bring to the table allowed us to go out and get what we thought was the top pitcher on the market

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what we thought was one of the better pitchers in baseball right now.” said Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto. 

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The Mariners beat out several other teams to land Castillo. 

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With Castillo’s regular turn to pitch lined up for Tuesday, Dipoto said likely puts righty on track to make his Seattle debut in the Bronx against the Yankees.

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Castillo, widely regarded as the top available pitcher on this year's trade market, is 4-4 with a 2.86 ERA in 14 starts.

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