Mariners non-tender INF Josh Rojas, RHPs Austin Voth and JT Chargois, UTIL Sam Haggerty

Photo by Alika Jenner/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesThe deadline for MLB clubs to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players passed at 5:00pm today. Deadline day tends to be one of the busier days of the offseason, and the Mariners were no exception, announcing a quartet of non-tenders right under the deadline.

Out of the four, Josh Rojas is the most surprising. Coming over in 2023’s Paul Sewald trade, he rode a strong finish to earn the spot as Seattle’s primary third baseman. Despite a slighty subpar 91 wRC+ over 476 plate appearances - largely carried by a sparkling April - he put up just under two wins in 2024 thanks to strong defense at the hot corner. Rojas was projected by MLB…