Based on recent news, it seems like the Mariners are finally realizing their full competitive potential. The front office has already been vocal about wanting to gradually increase spending to build what they believe to be a contending roster. Although it's far too early to know where exactly that extra money will be going, Seattle has plenty of potential options to choose from. In fact, according to some, they're fully in the running for pretty much everyone that's available.
Seattle could pursue many of this offseason's hottest free agents
In the latest iteration of The Athletic's Jim Bowden's predictions for the winter's top free agents, the Mariners are referenced as a fit for quite a few — nine of them, to be exact.