Seattle Mariners Arbitration Candidates: Deal or No Deal

It’s that time of year again. Arbitration estimates have been released, and they are usually pretty accurate. Let’s take a look at the Seattle Mariners and their arbitration candidates, and play a game of Deal or No Deal. Who is worth keeping around, and who should we decline.

The Seattle Mariners arbitration candidates total nine heading into the 2018-19 off-season. This is up a little bit from last year when they had seven players eligible for arbitration. The dollar amount is a bit more as well. This year they have a projected $33.5 million if they were to re-sign every eligible player. Last year was only $24.6 million. The main reason for this increase comes from two players, as James…