The Seattle Mariners were among the league’s top teams this season but fell short of reaching the World Series after being eliminated in the playoffs by the Toronto Blue Jays. At the trade deadline, the Mariners assembled a World Series-caliber roster by acquiring Josh Naylor and Eugenio Suárez in separate trades with the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, both players became free agents at season’s end. The team promptly re-signed Naylor to a major contract, demonstrating that retaining him was their top offseason priority by locking him in early this winter.
But the front office still needs to re-sign or replace Suárez. There’s a chance they go after a new deal with Suárez, but there are also some other options on the market.
Pete Caldera of NorthJersey.com recently reveal the Mariners would sign superstar infielder Alex Bregman away from the Boston Red Sox this winter. Bregman is projected to sign a monster $182 million deal this offseason, per Jim Bowden of The Athletic.
“It’s time to go all-in in Seattle, after being achingly close to its first pennant in 2025,” Caldera wrote.
This would be quite a shocking move for the Mariners to make. They would seemingly have a chance at Bregman on a short-term deal worth a high average annual value, but Bregman is likely chasing a long-term deal.
Still, the Mariners could find a way to put together the money to chase Bregman in free agency. He would fill a huge hole at third base for the next few years.
But the Red Sox are likely to be aggressive in Bregman’s sweepstakes, too. Boston needs to find a star at third base to help their team get back to the postseason for the next few years. The Red Sox have quite a bright future with all their young talent, but they need more veterans to help them win now.
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