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Mariners Offseason Plan: A Collaborative effort to figure out the Goal for 2023

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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 25: J.P. Crawford #3, Eugenio Suarez #28, Adam Frazier #26, Andres Munoz #75, Jake Lamb #18, and Cal Raleigh #29 of the Seattle Mariners dance after the game against the Cleveland Guardians at T-Mobile Park on August 25, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Mariners won 3-1. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 25: J.P. Crawford #3, Eugenio Suarez #28, Adam Frazier #26, Andres Munoz #75, Jake Lamb #18, and Cal Raleigh #29 of the Seattle Mariners dance after the game against the Cleveland Guardians at T-Mobile Park on August 25, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Mariners won 3-1. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
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Mariners and Kodai Senga?
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – AUGUST 07: Pitcher Kodai Senga #21 of Team Japan reacts after the sixth inning against Team United Staes during the gold medal game between Team United States and Team Japan on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)

Empty the Pockets and Go Big

Tyler Zornes

My plan is a bit different. Let’s go step-by-step through it.

  1. Go all-in on Trea Turner to be starting SS (Xander Bogaerts as the backup option but he would play 2B. Maybe Correa as a third option, but not ideally)
  2. Re-sign Mitch Haniger
  3. Re-sign Carlos Santana
  4. Sign SP (Kodai Senga, Taijuan Walker, Nathan Eovaldi)
  5. Let Frazier walk
  6. Sign Brandon Nimmo OR trade for someone similar (Ian Happ, Bryan Reynolds). Use Gonzales/Flexen to trade for other OF targets.
  7. The infield would remain the same except for the SS/2B situation explained above
  8. Outfield would be a position battle for the corner spots between Nimmo, Kelenic, Haniger, and Winker.
  9. Choose whether 14 position players and 12 pitchers Or go with a 13-13 split

Mariners Opening Day Lineup:

Luis Castillo SP

Julio Rodriguez CF
Trea Turner SS
Eugenio Suarez 3B
Cal Raleigh C
Ty France 1B
Mitch Haniger RF
Carlos Santana DH
Brandon Nimmo LF
JP Crawford 2B

Bench:

Jesse Winker
Tom Murphy
Jarred Kelenic
Dylan Moore
Kyle Lewis?? 14th position player??
Minors who will bounce back and forth:

Kyle Lewis – Health
Casey Sadler – Health
Sam Haggerty
Luis Torrens
Taylor Trammell

Rotation:

Luis Castillo
Robbie Ray
Logan Gilbert
George Kirby
Marco Gonzales

Bullpen:

Andres Muñoz
Penn Murfee
Paul Sewald
Diego Castillo
Matt Brash
Matthew Festa
Erik Swanson
Casey Sadler?? 13th pitcher??

It’s more of a brainstorming style list, but you get the idea. Get hitting. Get more hitting. Possibly grab another SP. Dominate.

This might be the most crucial offseason in Mariners history. They are relevant again. The team looks to be on the actual verge of contention. They’re fun to watch and dangerous. Stay tuned all offseason for any and all Mariners news.

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