So far this off-season has moved at...I was going to say a snail’s pace, but that feels insulting to snails. Suffice it to say, things have been slow. We’ve actually been lucky in these parts; the Mariners haven’t exactly been A.J. Preller Supermarket Sweeping through the league adding players like they’re ten-pound hams, or the Mets figuring out One Weird Old Trick To Make The Fanbase Like You Again (just trade for a generational talent! So easy!), but there’s been some movement on our relatively calm seas, which is better than no movement.
Underneath the surface, though, the Mariners have made a few dozen minor-league moves, and while several are the standard Break Glass In Case of Emergency pitchers or long-tenured MiLB utility players, there are a few intriguing names to take note of, especially if you like post-hype prospects or injury bounceback candidates.