After the understandable disappointment which surrounded the Seattle Mariners re-signing Jorge Polanco last offseason, he then went out and proved a lot of people wrong. He set a career-high with a 134 OPS+, reinforced his worth with some clutch hits during the playoffs and was named an AL Silver Slugger finalist at second base.
Despite, or maybe because of, this turn of events, there's now every chance Polanco will be playing elsewhere next season. As expected, he officially declined his 2026 player option and he's as free as a free agent can be after not getting a qualifying offer.