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The Seattle Mariners 2019 Offseason Primer

By Kevaghn Hinckley

SEATTLE, WA - JULY 1: Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais hugs starting pitcher James Paxton #65 of the Seattle Mariners after Paxton got the final out of eighth inning in a game against the Kansas City Royals at Safeco Field on July 1, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners won the game 1-0. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - JULY 1: Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais hugs starting pitcher James Paxton #65 of the Seattle Mariners after Paxton got the final out of eighth inning in a game against the Kansas City Royals at Safeco Field on July 1, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners won the game 1-0. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /
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Non-Tender Candidates

CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 27: Manager Scott Servais #29 removes starting pitcher Erasmo Ramirez #31 of the Seattle Mariners during the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on April 27, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 27: Manager Scott Servais #29 removes starting pitcher Erasmo Ramirez #31 of the Seattle Mariners during the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on April 27, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

In case you are unfamiliar with how the non-tender process works, it is simple.

There will come a deadline (usually December 1st or 2nd) whereby teams will have to offer (tender) each of their players a contract. If a team decides not to offer a contract to a player by the deadline, that player will be deemed “non-tendered” and will immediately become a free agent. Typically, only arbitration-eligible players who project to outearn their worth are cut loose in this way.

Considering that, as far as clear non-tender candidates go, the Mariners have four: Erasmo Ramirez, Justin Grimm, Chris Herrmann, and Ryan Cook.

Among the rest of the arbitration-eligible Mariners, James Paxton, Alex Colome, and Mike Zunino are guaranteed to be tendered contracts.

The same could be said of Roenis Elias who will almost certainly be kept around after performing admirably out of the bullpen in 2018.

The one candidate truly on the fence is Nick Vincent who has been quite steady for the Mariners with an ERA+ of 102, 131, and 109 in each of the past three seasons, respectively.

He is a non-tender candidate, but because he is not overly expensive for what he is, it is possible that he will have enough value to be traded.

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