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Sodo Mojo’s 2019 Seattle Mariners Off-Season Plan

By Colby Patnode

SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 11: Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto watches batting practice before a game between the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on June 11, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. The Rangers won the game 2-1 in eleven innings. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 11: Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto watches batting practice before a game between the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on June 11, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. The Rangers won the game 2-1 in eleven innings. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /
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Sign Alex Wood

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 02: Alex Wood #40 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on August 02, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 02: Alex Wood #40 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on August 02, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Yeah, we are also fans of Alex Wood. And while our projected offer of 1-year, $10 million may be a bit optimistic, it is still better than the MLB Trade Rumors projection, so we will live with our optimism.

Personally, I am a fan of offering multiple years and a higher AAV for Wood, so if he is truly available on a 1-year deal, the Mariners may be foolish not to pursue. When healthy, Wood is a mid-rotation arm with upside.

He posts solid strikeout numbers, has good control, has a career 1.22 WHIP, a 3.40 ERA, and a 3.49 FIP. He was an All-Star in 2017 and followed it up with a solid 2018 season before missing most of the 2019 season.

Sliding Wood into the rotation gives the Mariners a pretty solid 2020 rotation without committing a long-term contract that may block Logan Gilbert, Justin Dunn, Justus Sheffield, or George Kirby. With the goal of raising the floor and adding tradeable assets at a discount price, Wood may be the crown jewel of the off-season.

He certainly fits the “opportunity buy” type of arm Dipoto has said the Mariners will be interested in and if his market is as suppressed as some are predicting, it could be an awesome opportunity to add real talent.

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