Fansided · Dec 16, 2025
MLB free agent market is not helping Mariners' search for bullpen help
San Diego Padres v Seattle Mariners | Steph Chambers/GettyImagesAs we wait for the Seattle Mariners to trade for Brendan Donovan or, well, do literally anything to recover from the gut-punch of having lost Jorge Polanco to the New York Mets, it's important to remember that a big bat isn't the team's only big need.
Even after adding Jose A. Ferrer in a trade with the Washington Nationals, the Mariners still want to add another arm to the bullpen. That the club seems to have $15 million to play with after watching Polanco walk should be the silver lining, but this is one of those situations where "should" crashes into the unfortunate reality of what actually is.