Montero to the Mariners

In the kind of trade you rarely see in baseball these days, the Yankees and Mariners have swapped a pair of top young players. Jesus Montero, the highly touted hitter (whose catching skills have been questioned) goes to Seattle for Michael Pineda, the tall and impressive right-handed pitcher, who debuted to 9-10 record in 2011. This deal should keep the phones at Seattle and New York's sports-talk radio stations buzzing -- on what normally would be football weekend.