NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jerry Dipoto's rapid remake of the Mariners' roster continued Wednesday as the first-year general manager sent three lower-level Minor League pitchers to the Brewers in exchange for 10-year veteran first baseman Adam Lind on the final full day of the Winter Meetings.The Brewers received right-handers Carlos Herrera, Daniel Missaki and Freddy Peralta, three players under 20 years old who weren't on the Mariners' 40-man roster. First baseman Andy Wilkins, claimed off waivers from the Orioles last week, was designated for assignment to open a roster spot for Lind. 
"Adam lengthens our lineup as a first baseman who gives us on-base percentage and power," Dipoto said. "First base was a spot we came here looking to fill, and we feel that Adam is a good fit for us."The Mariners were searching for a first baseman after trading Mark Trumbo and Logan Morrison in the past month, and the Brewers have been looking to move Lind for prospects. Dipoto has been talking with the Brewers since arriving at the Winter Meetings, and Lind -- who will make $8 million next season before becoming a free agent -- has been a player of interest for numerous teams.The Brewers, meanwhile, are in the midst of a rebuilding project that began under former general manager Doug Melvin and is continuing under new GM David Stearns. Lind is the eighth Major League player traded away since January, every one of which fetched younger players in return.Lind, 32, hit .277 with 20 home runs and 87 RBIs last season, his first with the Brewers after nine years with the Blue Jays. Dipoto has acknowledged that on-base percentage is important in all his additions this offseason for a Mariners club that ranked 11th in the American League at .311 last season, and Lind fits that criteria perfectly, as his OBP was .360 in 2015 and .381 in Toronto in '14.Dipoto has now made three trades at the Winter Meetings and nine since the offseason began, as he continues a rapid makeover of the roster he inherited from former general manager Jack Zduriencik.The left-handed-hitting Lind makes almost as much as the $9.1 million Trumbo was projected by MLB Trade Rumors to earn in salary arbitration this year, but he is regarded as a better defender and posted a 3.1 WAR and a higher OBP compared to Trumbo's 1.6 WAR and .310 on-base percentage with Seattle and Arizona last season.Jesus Montero is the only returning first baseman in the Mariners' system. Catcher Steve Clevenger, acquired from the Orioles in the Trumbo deal, can also play first base.Dipoto had already added three other projected position starters this offseason by trading for center fielder Leonys Martin and signing free-agent catcher Chris Iannetta and left fielder Nori Aoki, as well as trading for two new starting pitchers in Wade Miley and Nathan Karns and potential closer Joaquin Benoit, quickly turning over a team that went 76-86 last season.As for the three pitchers given up by Seattle, all three are just beginning their professional careers. Herrera, 18, went 4-2 with a 3.26 ERA in 14 starts for the Mariners' Dominican Summer League team last season.Missaki, 19, was limited to six starts with Class A Clinton in 2015 before undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. Over three seasons in the Minor Leagues, he is 7-6 with a 3.40 ERA in 24 games (20 starts).Peralta, 19, went 2-3 with a 4.11 ERA in 11 games (nine starts) for the Mariners' Rookie-level Arizona team.
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