We have our first big trade of the MLB offseason and it's one that came out of nowhere: The Blue Jays sending slugger Teoscar Hernandez to the Mariners in exchange for reliever Erik Swanson and minor league hurler Adam Macko. There was a lot to digest when it came to this one, which is why Bradfo was joined by Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca to pick through all the particulars. How risky was this for the Blue Jays? Why did they do it? How good is Swanson? It's all right here in an Emergency Baseball Isn't Boring.

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