The Milwaukee Brewers picked up Adam Lind's option in October to preserve the value of a tradable asset, but he really didn't fit on the 2016 roster, and moving him for any kind of prospect return was clearly the right move. The Seattle Mariners need his OBP skills, although I think they're going to take a real hit on defense if, as expected, they play him at first base.
The Mariners have a full-time DH in Nelson Cruz, who's still owed $42.75 million for his age 35-37 seasons and who hit .280/.343/.524 against right-handed pitchers last year, so it's not as if he needs a platoon mate. The M's have indicated they intend to use Lind at first base, which isn't a great idea because he's so poor there defensively, although on offense alone they could get value by platooning him at first with Jesus Montero, who, for all his flaws as a player, mashed southpaws in Triple-A the past two years. I'd much rather have Lind at $8 million for 2016 than Mark Trumbo for $9 million, so this is at least a one-win upgrade for Seattle.
In exchange, the Brewers get three low-level right-handed pitchers, all teenagers who project as relievers, if anything. Freddy Peralta is a somewhat thick-bodied 5-foot-11 starter who walked just eight men with 67 strikeouts of 215 total batters faced in the Arizona League this summer; he was mostly 87-91 mph with his fastball in 2015 but has touched 94 in the past with a fringe-average slider and changeup. Right-hander Daniel Missaki missed most of the season after having Tommy John surgery in May; the Japanese-Brazilian 19-year-old has a fringe average fastball at 87-92 mph and promising changeup, but his well-below-average breaking ball and small frame point toward a bullpen future. Carlos Herrera is a taller but still slight right-hander with more physical projection left. His fastball is a tick below average right now, but he has a shot at having an above-average breaking ball.
They're three extreme long shots, pitchers with a chance to work out in some way because of their youth and the unpredictability of pitching, but none bearing any single standout pitch or tool.