NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The busy Seattle Mariners acquired first baseman Adam Lind from the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday for three teenage minor league pitchers.
The Brewers are getting right-handers Daniel Missaki, Carlos Herrera and Freddy Peralta in the trade announced at the winter meetings.
Milwaukee picked up the $8 million option for 2016 on Lind's contract last month but did so with the expectation that general manager David Stearns would trade him as part of the organization's rebuilding process.
The Mariners have been looking for a first baseman because general manager Jerry Dipoto already dealt Mark Trumbo and Logan Morrison.
"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 [to the winter meetings] looking to fill, and we feel that Adam is a good fit for us."
The 32-year-old Lind batted .277 with 20 homers and 87 RBIs in 149 games during his only season with the Brewers. He hit .291 against righties but only .221 vs. lefties last year.
"He's dominant against right-handed pitching; we knew that when we acquired him," manager Scott Servais said. "In a perfect world, we're giving him a day off here or there against a tough lefty. You want to put players in a position to succeed, and if that means you're going to use your entire roster, that's my job and the coaching staff's job. I would think somewhere else on our roster there'll be a right-handed-hitting first baseman.
"Adam Lind is a good player, and we gave up good players to get him."
He is a .274 hitter in 10 big league seasons with 166 homers and 606 RBIs for Toronto (2006-14) and Milwaukee.
This was the third trade for the Mariners this week at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. They previously acquired pitcher Dave Miley from Boston and reliever Evan Scribner from Oakland.
Dealing Lind leaves Ryan Braun as the only Brewers player under contract beyond 2017.
Missaki, 19, went 1-2 with a 3.41 ERA in six starts at Class A Clinton in 2015. His season was cut short in May when he had Tommy John surgery.
Born in Japan and raised in Brazil, Missaki played for Brazil in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, appearing in one game. At 16 years old, he was the youngest player in the tournament.
The 18-year-old Herrera went 4-2 with a 3.26 ERA in the Dominican Summer League.
Peralta, 19, went 2-3 with a 4.11 ERA in 11 games -- nine starts with the Rookie Arizona Mariners in 2015.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.