The Seattle Mariners began their offseason shopping in "Run It Back Mode" by re-signing Josh Naylor, but now they're in something more like "Scramble Mode." Jorge Polanco is a New York Met, leaving the Mariners to find the big bat they need elsewhere.
It's hard to spill any more ink about trade targets like Ketel Marte and Brendan Donovan, who Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports are still in play for Seattle. Yet it's not as if the free-agent market is devoid of options, and shooting an eye in the direction of Munetaka Murakami is proving to be a hard habit to quit.