The Mariners’ second near-miss of the playoffs up to now two years prompted vital management adjustments earlier than the season drew to an in depth. Supervisor Scott Servais was proven the door shortly earlier than the completion of his ninth yr on the job and changed not an interim foundation however by the full-time appointment of former M’s catcher Dan Wilson because the membership’s new skipper. President of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto and normal supervisor Justin Hollander stay in place and will likely be underneath much more strain to area a playoff membership subsequent yr.
Assured Contracts
- Julio Rodriguez, OF: $180MM by way of 2034 (contract might climb as excessive as $450MM by way of 2039 primarily based on sequence of choices/escalators)
- Luis Castillo, RHP: $68.25MM by way of 2027 (contract accommodates 2028 vesting possibility)
- J.P. Crawford, SS: $21MM by way of 2026
- Mitch Garver, C/DH: $12.5MM by way of 2025 (consists of buyout of 2026 membership possibility)
- Victor Robles, OF: $8.5MM by way of 2026 (consists of buyout of 2027 membership possibility)
- Dylan Moore, INF/OF: $3.825MMM by way of 2025
- Andres Munoz, RHP: $2.5MM by way of 2025 (contract accommodates membership choices for 2026-28 seasons)
Choice Choices
Arbitration-Eligible Gamers (service time in parentheses; wage projections through MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz)
Free Brokers
The Mariners’ 2022 return to postseason baseball after a 20-year drought raised expectations in Seattle. These expectations haven’t been reached in two subsequent seasons. The Mariners have performed successful ball in every of the previous two seasons however have didn’t safe even a Wild Card berth. This yr’s loss is especially painful for the group, as Seattle held a dominant 10-game lead on the division in early June however had squandered it by the next month. A resurgent Astros membership stormed to yet one more AL West crown. There is no indication that entrance workplace adjustments are nigh — workforce chairman John Stanton already mentioned Dipoto would stay at his put up — however baseball operations turnover typically follows teaching adjustments if the outcomes do not shortly enhance.
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