well Gute was most likely going to be moved eventually
we get
24 year old Reliever Joe Smith- 3.51 ERA in 107.2 careers MLB innings
23 year old Second Basemen Luis Valbuena
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Valbuena, who just turned 23 on Nov. 30, made his major league debut in September after hitting .303/.382/.431 between Double- and Triple-A. He went on to hit .245/.315/.347 in 45 at-bats, and he's currently at .280/.333/.510 in 37 games in Venezuela. If he can stay at second base, he could turn out to be a pretty good regular by 2010. However, he'll have to get into better shape to make it happen, and his bat wouldn't play nearly as well at third. Expect him to head to Triple-A for the beginning of next year. For what it's worth, the Indians have had pretty good luck in picking up infielders from the Mariners, first with Omar Vizquel and much more recently with Asdrubal Cabrera.
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baseball american also pointed out that Valbuena had the "best strike zone discipline" in the Mariners system
good move in my opinion, Smith was a solid bullpen guy for the mets the past 2 years and improves the depth of the bullpen and from what I read Valbuena is a decent 2B prospect