SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners traded right-handed pitcher Taijuan Walker and shortstop Ketel Marte to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for shortstop Jean Segura and two prospects.The teams completed the surprising trade Wednesday night. Walker was considered one of the top young pitchers in the American League, but struggled with consistency. Yet hes shown flashes of having the potential to become an ace during his young career. Marte had many of the same problems with consistency but had also become a liability in the field.Walker, 24, was 8-11 with a 4.22 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 25 starts last season.Segura is an immediate upgrade at shortstop for Seattle. He hit .319 with 20 home runs and 63 RBI last season for the Diamondbacks and will provide Seattle with a legitimate leadoff hitter. 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A secondary that had question marks at the beginning of the season has become a ball-hawking strength.Safety Leo Musso, a former high school running back, has the speed to catch up to deep throws. He also has been displaying smarts in coverage, like when he stepped in front of a pass in the end zone last week against Minnesota after appearing to bait Mitch Leidner into making a seemingly safe throw.Our names are getting called but its really the front seven doing their job, said Musso, who has four interceptions over the last three weeks. We have the easy job of just covering guys and catching the ball.But the quality of Wisconsins competition hits a higher level Saturday when compared to the past three weeks. The Badgers had four interceptions apiece against Illinois and Minnesota, sandwiched around a three-pick game at Purdue.Penn State (10-2, No. 7 CFP) presents a big-play problem.McSorley has thrown just five interceptions all season. The Nittany Lions have 106 plays this season of 20 yards or more, with 57 coming through the air.I think the exploosive plays come from Traces mobility, when he is able to step up in the pocket and extend plays, Penn State coach James Franklin said this week.dddddddddddd. If you can buy time and extend plays and force people to cover longer than is normal, its really challenging. So I think thats where a lot of our big plays have come from.Blitzing could be costly for the Badgers. McSorley was 12 of 15 for 245 yards and threw three TDs against the blitz in last weeks 45-12 win over Michigan State .Wisconsin has done a good job this year getting pressure with four rushers. Coordinator Justin Wilcox also has disguised rushes and blitzes, like he did last week against the Golden Gophers while rattling Leidner into a four-interception second half.Anytime you create some pressure on a quarterback, maybe the accuracy is off just a little bit, or the timing is off a little bit, Chryst said. Youre thankful -those are big plays.Wisconsin has allowed just 40 plays of 20 or more yards, including 31 through the air and two touchdown passes. Cornerback Sojourn Shelton, a four-year starter, had two interceptions last week against Minnesota.He is looking forward to what could be a track meet in the secondary with the Nittany Lions.Its going to be fun to play against these guys. This secondary group, were all competitors. We all like to be put in challenging situations, Shelton said. So far weve excelled.---AP freelance writers Dennis Semrau in Madison and Travis Johnson in State College, Pennsylvania, contributed to this report.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and ushers. Coordinator Justin Wilcox also has diss[/url] Wholesale Baseball Jerseys ' ' '