Mariners fans will love Talkin' Baseball's free agency prediction for Seattle

In one of the most pivotal offseason for the Seattle Mariners during Jerry Dipoto's tenure, he will have a variety of avenues to improve the 2025 roster. The free agent class is full of high-end names like Juan Soto, while others like Alec Bohm, have already been made available via trade (Dipoto’s preferred route). Dipoto will also have the option of turning to the international pool where guys like Hye-Seong Kim and Roki Sasaki could provide both high floor and even higher ceilings. 

With those options at Dipoto and Hollanders disposal, the Talkin’ Baseball podcast conducted their latest free agency draft, predicting that Mariners’ ownership finally increases their payroll, letting the GM make a move that fans will love. 

Talkin’ Baseball podcast predicts Mariners sign Pete Alonso in free agency

No one thinks that the Mariners will be swimming in the deep waters of free agency, right? The largest free agent contract that Dipoto has handed out since taking over as the GM of the Mariners in 2015 was just last year when he dealt Mitch Garver a whopping two-year, $24 million deal. However, after repeated failed attempts at finding bargain free agents, could this be the year that Seattle finally hands out a large contract to acquire real, proven talent?

That’s what Chris Rose at Talkin’ Baseball seems to think. Rose predicts that Seattle will finally opt to spend big, ensuring they get the production that they've been lacking, signing Pete Alonso to a five-year deal. Something like this might cost Seattle around $125 million, far surpassing any other free agent contract Dipoto has given out. This may seem farfetched, but Rose echoed every Mariners sentiment when he said, “Enough with trading back for Mitch Haniger and selling that to your fanbase.”

That is exactly how Mariners fans feel heading into this offseason. Mariners’ diehards are begging the team to get a proven, major-league hitter with both a high floor and ceiling. It’s time that ownership opens the wallet a bit and allows Dipoto to really build a complete major league roster instead of trying to find value additions or veterans far past their prime that have no business starting regular games for this Mariners ball club.