You never want to take anything for granted when it comes to the Seattle Mariners and the MLB offseason, but Jorge Polanco coming back feels like the kind of thing that just has to happen. The fit is too good, and the financial implications are not exactly a boogeyman for the Mariners.
Yet even though it was originally teased as the most likely reunion the Mariners were going to get this winter, Polanco returning to Seattle still hasn't happened. And unlike Josh Naylor, more recent buzz on the 32-year-old's intentions indicated that he'd rather play out the market after spending the 2024 and 2025 seasons in the Pacific Northwest.