The Mariners’ second near-miss of the playoffs in the past two years prompted significant leadership changes before the season drew to a close. Manager Scott Servais was shown the door shortly before the completion of his ninth year on the job and replaced not an interim basis but by the full-time appointment of former M’s catcher Dan Wilson as the club’s new skipper. President of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto and general manager Justin Hollander remain in place and will be under even more pressure to field a playoff club next year.
Guaranteed Contracts
- Julio Rodriguez, OF: $180MM through 2034 (contract could climb as high as $450MM through 2039 based on series of options/escalators)
- Luis Castillo, RHP: $68.25MM through 2027 (contract contains 2028 vesting option)
- J.P. Crawford, SS: $21MM through 2026
- Mitch Garver, C/DH: $12.5MM through 2025 (includes buyout of 2026 club option)
- Victor Robles, OF: $8.5MM through 2026 (includes buyout of 2027 club option)
- Dylan Moore, INF/OF: $3.825MMM through 2025
- Andres Munoz, RHP: $2.5MM through 2025 (contract contains club options for 2026-28 seasons)
Option Decisions
Arbitration-Eligible Players (service time in parentheses; salary projections via MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz)
Free Agents
The Mariners’ 2022 return to postseason baseball after a 20-year drought raised expectations in Seattle. Those expectations have not been reached in two subsequent seasons. The Mariners have played winning ball in each of the past two seasons but have failed to secure even a Wild Card berth. This year’s loss is particularly painful for the organization, as Seattle held a dominant 10-game lead on the division in early June but had squandered it by the following month. A resurgent Astros club stormed to yet another AL West crown. There’s no indication that front office changes are nigh — team chairman John Stanton already said Dipoto would remain at his post — but baseball operations turnover often follows coaching changes if the results don’t quickly improve.
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