SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 17: J.P. Crawford #3 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates with Tom Murphy #2 after Murphy hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning against the Kansas City Royals at T-Mobile Park on June 17, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images)
Today was the MLB deadline for teams to negotiate deals with arbitration-eligible players and the Seattle Mariners settled contracts with all three arbitration-eligible players. JP Crawford, Tom Murphy, and the newly acquired Rafael Montero all agreed to deals.
The Mariners’ small group of just three players who had enough service time in the MLB (3 full seasons on an MLB roster) all avoided going into an arbitration negotiation with the team.