After a 90-win season in which a handful of players had career years, it doesn't take an excessive amount of confidence to predict that the Seattle Mariners are going to have some major award contenders in 2026.
Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez (maybe especially him) for AL MVP are the obvious ones, and Bryan Woo, Logan Gilbert and George Kirby have each gotten Cy Young Award votes in the last three years. And lest anyone forget, Dan Wilson was a finalist for the AL Manager of the Year in 2025.
First 2026 AL Rookie of the Year poll buries Mariners shortstop Colt Emerson
The AL Rookie of the Year will be the interesting one.