Seiya Suzuki makes sense for Seattle

The Seattle Mariners were rumored by Ryan Divish and Adam Jude of the Seattle Times to be pursuing free agent OF Seiya Suzuki in their coverage of MLB’s GM meetings on Tuesday. Jerry Dipoto danced around the subject in the report, but reiterated the truth of Seattle’s history and capacity for appeal to players hailing from Japan. And yet, the top of the position player market is water Dipoto’s Mariners have not sailed in, and Suzuki is himself a rarity as a position playing free agent to reach true free agency, having completed his first contract signed in 2022 with the Chicago Cubs. Suzuki, much like Randy Arozarena, has a corner outfield profile with a history of big offensive production and some suspect glovework, and both will enter 2027 as their age 32 season.

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