Seattle Mariners: Recap of Winter Meetings, how the moves affect the Mariners

December 8

Giants sign Matt Wisler

The former Mariners reliever signed with the San Francisco Giants for 1 year $1.15 million.

White Sox sign Adam Eaton

CBS Sports had Adam Eaton as a possible Mariners signing in their offseason predictions. However, the White Sox have brought him back after 4 years in Washington D.C. Chicago signed him for 1 year $8 million, which is another price that the Mariners can look at for what the market is like this offseason.

Royals sign Carlos Santana

I had talked about Carlos Santana as a possible DH/Platoon first baseman for next season and him signing with the Royals for 2 years $17.5 million could be a sign that the market is at a normal value, it’s just going slower than normal.

December 9

Giants sign Dominic Leone

Another former Mariners reliever signs with the Giants.

Mariners sign Chris Flexen

This was the big move for the Mariners during the Winter Meetings. Sodo Mojo co-expert Ryota Nishino broke it down more and tried to make sense of the signing here:

December 10

Rule 5 draft

The Rule 5 Draft happened. I talked about the Mariners picks here:

Rays trade Nate Lowe to the Rangers

The Rangers are making moves for the future with new GM Chris Young and made another good move with the Tampa Bay Rays acquiring first baseman Nate Lowe for a prospect. Watch out for Dane Dunning in the Texas rotation next year and Nate Lowe to be the everyday first baseman when they play the Mariners for the next few years.

Phillies hire Dave Dombrowski as GM

The Phillies are having a rough offseason and hiring a GM, officially not even until the day after the Winter Meetings, is the chef’s kiss. This matters to the Mariners and former Mariners like Jean Segura, as the Phillies are expected to be trading and signing some big-name players, so watch out for Seattle in those trade talks.