The 2025 Mariners had a good thing going. They had a hard-fought postseason run and came close to making their first World Series. As the front office goes back to the drawing board, it would make sense for them to want to keep things as they were and for the most part, that seems like the plan. The first major domino already fell with the team's re-signing of Josh Naylor and according to the organization's executives, it's all according to the plan.
The Mariners are hoping to bring back as many players as possible from the 2025 roster with a few likely exceptions
In a recent conversation with Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times, general manager Justin Hollander stated that the first order of business was to retain as much of last year's group as possible.