Seattle Mariners Reporter Paints Grim Picture For Offseason Ahead
The Seattle Mariners are not yet done with this season, entering play on Wednesday at 3.5 games back in the American League West race. That said, it's never too early to look ahead to the offseason.
And according to Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times, that offseason could represent some fairly grim times for M's fans.
Divish made several interesting comments (although some speculative) on the "Marine Layer Podcast" this week.
In the appearance, he discussed the front office's repeated public relations nightmares, but also discussed the impact of continued organizational financial trouble. In that regard, he said that the M's are not going to overpay to bring in offense this offseason. With that, they may be forced to trade a great starting pitcher, potentially Logan Gilbert.
Furthermore, he said they may spin off Randy Arozarena in a trade this offseason unless the budget goes up. Arozarena will be due somewhere between $12-15 million next year and upwards of $18-20 the year after that.
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Divish also wonders how much the finances will play into the decision of whether or not to pick up the team option ($12 million) on Jorge Polanco in 2025.
Furthermore, there are the M's continued issues of wanting to sign George Kirby and Cal Raleigh to contract extensions. If they don't have the money to bring in guys from the outside, how will they handle the internal things as well?
The Mariners and Rays finish up their series on Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. PT at T-Mobile Park.
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