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Seattle fans still complain about the Mariners signing Chone Figgins to a four-year contract coming off his 7.7 bWAR season in 2009.

The Mariners have two years of team control on Logan Gilbert, three years on George Kirby, four years each on Bryce Miller and Bryan Woo, and two years with a vesting option for a third year on Luis Castillo. Starters Kade Anderson and Ryan Sloan are among seven Seattle prospects on Jim Bowden's Top 50 prospect list. The Mariners may well make a push to sign first baseman Josh Naylor. However, Seattle returns lefthand-hitting 1B/OF Luke Raley, who in 2023-24 posted 5.9 bWAR to Naylor's 3.7 bWAR over the same two seasons. Recency bias clearly favors Naylor, who is three years younger than Raley.

Both (although hitters Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez and J.P. Crawford signed extensions with the Mariners).

In 10 years under Jerry Dipoto, Seattle's longest contract for a free agent hitter was Mitch Garver's two-year, $24 million deal signed in December 2023. The Mariners are unlikely to have the financial constraints of recent offseasons, but Alex Bregman is a highly unlikely target.

Mariner wins bring me joy. Mariners losses don't bring me suffering; Mariner losses merely bring me an absence of joy. It was a fun season. Sixty years ago I was a Minnesota Twins fan who turned 10 years old during the 1965 World Series when the Dodgers needed seven games to topple my Twins. In my 30s I spent nearly six seasons living within walking distance of Dodger Stadium. I attended many games but could never embrace the Dodgers. I'll be pulling for The Blue of the East over The Blue of the West.

Fans in every sport are always second-guessing. This Seattle fan entered the season with high expectations but the competitive window should not be closing.

But this thread purports to be a "realistic look at the 2026 Red Sox."

Neither Jarren Duran nor Masataka Yoshida would be an ideal fit for the Mariners who might be in the offseason market for an established infielder or two.

The odds that Seattle targets Jarren Duran and Masataka Yoshida in an offseason trade are slimmer than the remote chance the Mariners make Luis Castillo available in a trade.

Active but successful front offices swing and miss on occasion (just as active and successful hitters such as Shohei Ohtani strike out 187 times in a season).

In 70 years of life this Mariner fan has attended two LCS games, both in Seattle. Last night 41-year-old Max Scherzer shut down the Mariners while 25 years ago 38-year-old Roger Clemens shut down the Mariners on a one-hitter in the 2000 American League Championship Series: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA200010140.shtml Baseball has changed as Scherzer went 5.2 innings on 87 pitches while Clemens tossed a complete game on 138 pitches.

Blue Jay fans were chanting “MVP, MVP” at every Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at-bat Thursday evening.

??? Ivan Rodriguez had only one passed ball in 1999 and led the league in errors among catchers only in 1992 and 1996: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodriiv01.shtml

On the bright side, ticket prices for Thursday's game have plummeted on the secondary market.😉 This Seattle fan will witness a Luis Castillo start for the second time this offseason.

Has a catcher who led the league in errors (among catchers) and passed balls ever won a Gold Glove?

This Seattle fan is biased after witnessing a Kazuma Okamoto home run on April 9 in Yokohama.😉 https://npb.jp/bis/eng/2025/games/s2025040900135.html

Any interest in Kazuma Okamoto, who strikes out far less frequently than Munetaka Murakami? https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=okamot002kaz https://www.fangraphs.com/players/kazuma-okamoto/sa3063134/stats?position=1B/3B

To be precise, Eugenio Suarez hit 49 home runs in the regular season, 36 with Arizona and 13 with Seattle: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/suareeu01.shtml Suarez homered once in the ALDS against Detroit.

Last offseason rumors were that Seattle fielded inquiries about Luis Castillo, not that the Mariners tried to move Castillo. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/jerry-dipoto-discusses-luis-castillo-trade-rumors-mariners-notebook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_tw_m&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1738629202 https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/players/luis-castillo Castillo, whose no-trade protection expires after this season, might be a trade candidate at the 2026 deadline in the longshot event lefty Kade Anderson is fast-tracked to the majors: https://www.mlb.com/news/mariners-sign-first-round-draft-pick-kade-anderson

Eugenio Suarez is known for his Good Vibes Only mantra: https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2023/1/12/23540167/eugenio-suarez-good-vibes-player-and-person-40-in-40-2023 https://www.mlb.com/news/jerry-dipoto-on-trade-to-bring-back-eugenio-suarez

Eugenio Suarez has played 13,540 innings in the field over his 12-year career. But only six of those innings were at first base: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/suareeu01.shtml

Victor Robles and Luke Raley are a year removed from 3 bWAR seasons but may indeed be role players behind the All Star outfielders. With a 2025 payroll of $164.5 millon, the Mariners ranked 15th among MLB teams: https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll Assuming Jorge Polanco does not exercise his player option for the 2026, Seatttle should have more than $50 million in salary coming off the books (including $28 million in Mitch money for Haniger and Garver): https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/cap/_/year/2025 Cal Raleigh is due a $10 million raise under his extension while arbitration raises await Logan Gilbert, Randy Arozarena, George Kirby, Bryce Miller, Matt Brash, Gabe Speier and others. It should be interesting to see how much the frugal Mariners are willing to spend this offseason to fill holes in this returing core: C Cal Raleigh 1B Luke Raley 2B Cole Young SS J.P. Crawford 3B Ben Williamson RF Victor Robles CF Julio Rodriguez LF Randy Arozarena DH Dominic Canzone SP Bryan Woo SP Logan Gilbert SP George Kirby SP Luis Castillo SP Bryce Miller RP Andres Munoz RP Matt Brash RP Gabe Speier RP Emerson Hancock RP Eduard Bazardo RP Carlos Vargas The Mariners may tap into its well-regarded farm system that has nine prospects among MLB Pipeline's Top 100 and seven prospects among Jim Bowden's Top 50.

The prospective 2026 Seattle outfield is already crowded with All Stars Julio Rodriguez and Randy Arozarena flanked by Victor Robles, Dominic Canzone and Luke Raley.

Over his 62 appearances this season, Garrett Whitlock pitched two innings in 11 games and pitched more than one inning in at least seven other games: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=whitlga01&t=p&year=2025

In their only postseason appearance since 2001, the Seattle Mariners in 2022 went 2-3 in the postseason, including 2-2 in road games before losing their only home game 1-0 in 18 innings to the eventual World Series champion Houston Astros.