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Seattle Mariners Off-Season Trade Profile: Jeff Samardjiza

The biggest area of need facing the 2020 Seattle Mariners is in their starting rotation. And we can expect that GM Jerry Dipoto will scour the market for that pitching help. But as Corey Brock of The Athletic reported, there are some caveats.

You can put aside your fantasies about the team signing Gerrit Cole. It is and never was, going to happen. The Mariners simply will not commit significant, long-term contracts to veterans this off-season. Whether they should or should not is a different discussion, but let’s focus on reality.

The Mariners enter 2020 will 3 pitchers pretty solidly written into their starting rotation.