Welp. It’s been over a week now since the Mariners shipped Jean Segura and a pair of useful relievers to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for a package that netted the Mariners 1B/DH Carlos Santana. I wouldn’t blame you if you forgot, though, as the club is still yet to speak out as to how the veteran slugger figures into the plans for the 2019 Mariners, and it’s been noticeably quiet in Santana’s camp in regards to expressing any intention or desire to suit up for Seattle next season.
As you’d expect, things appear to be heating up on that front since the Winter Meetings got underway on Monday, as we’ve seen Santana connected to multiple teams already this week, including the Indians and Rays, who we mentioned last week, the Marlins (?