Free agency is always an emotional time for Seattle Mariners fans.
Every offseason, supporters often end up feeling the team didn’t do quite enough. However, the front office can only work within the financial limits set by ownership — and even after finishing just one win away from reaching the World Series, that budget may still fall short of what the league’s biggest spenders can offer.
Accordingly, many have guessed that re-signing first baseman Josh Naylor would be the Mariners’ biggest expenditure of the offseason. But is there a chance Seattle, emboldened by success, could aim higher?
On Monday, MassLive’s Chris Cotillo predicted that Seattle would sign Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman, who is preparing to opt out of two years and $80 million on his current contract and will likely be looking for a five or six-year deal this time around.
“There are a bunch of contenders who might get silly with their offers to Bregman and the Red Sox aren’t going to write him a blank check, especially if teams looking to be pushed over the edge by a proven winner start talking about deals lasting six or seven years for a player who turns 32 in March,” Cotillo wrote.
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