Are the Mariners planning on trading for David Price and signing Cano?

Jeff Passan thinks it's possible.

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A number of baseball officials believe the Mariners are a strong candidate to acquire Price, especially if they land free agent second baseman Robinson Cano. The Mariners have considered including 21-year-old right-hander Taijuan Walker as part of a deal for Price, sources told Yahoo Sports, knowing he represents the sort of frontline player the Rays would seek in such a trade. Packaging him along with a young middle infielder (Nick Franklin or Brad Miller) and other prospects would constitute a difficult-to-top offer – and give the Mariners a rotation of Price, Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma, the best 1-2-3 in the major leagues.

On Wednesday, as speculation about the Mariners' interest in Cano grew, general manager Jack Zduriencik told Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune: "Always have felt there would be a time where we have to augment this club. I think we're at that time."

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Dodgers, Rangers, Angels, and others interested in Price

Can't imagine what it will take to get Cano to sign with Seattle, would be a disaster the last 4 years of that contract.

After such terrible baseball in Seattle for the last decade plus it would finally be nice to field a real team around Felix but don't think this is the right way to do it. Desperation by Jack Z in his make or break year.