2026 Seattle Mariners

Not really any tough calls here. Weston Wilson did play in 54 games for the Mariners after joining the team in mid-June, but he hit just .192/.263/.296 in 137 plate appearances.

Second base seemed like the AL’s most interesting call, being that DRS thought Young was far-and-away the AL’s best, whereas OAA had him below average. Jazz Chisholm Jr., who didn’t finish in the top three, had the top OAA and a below average DRS. Kansas City’s Michael Massey was the only player deemed clearly above average by both.

Muñoz met all of his bonus criteria with 48 games last season, increasing the value of the option year by $1 million. The Mariners also have a $10 million option for 2028 on the deal they signed with Muñoz way back in Nov. 2021. Muñoz is coming off his worst season, finishing with a 4.24 ERA and 10 blown saves in 38 tries, but he still did strike out 89 in 57 1/3 innings. Bringing him back for $9 million was a no-brainer.

Miller remains under Mariners control. This was one of those contract options that are really just an excuse for file-and-trial teams to do deals to avoid arbitration after their self-imposed deadline for doing so. Since Miller missed about one-third of the season and finished poorly, he’s due a fair amount less than $6 million in arbitration. He’s not going to be eligible for free agency until after the 2029 season.

Naylor underwent triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) repair surgery on his right wrist on October 3rd and is expected to be fully recovered before the start of Spring Training. The 29-year-old hit .261 with 10 home runs, 57 RBI, 58 runs scored, and 30 steals this season with just a .667 OPS. Naylor has a career .756 OPS and hasn’t been at .700 or below since 2021, so the wrist injury could have a lot to do with his struggles this season.

Raleigh underwent a left shoulder acromioclavicular (AC) debridement procedure at the University of Washington Medical Center on October 3rd. There was no real indication of when the shoulder injury happened or how/if it hampered his production. We knew Raleigh dealt with an oblique injury during the season, but perhaps he was struggling through more than that. The 29-year-old slashed 182/.296/.368 slash line with 49 runs scored, 23 homers, 69 RBI and two steals in 126 games in 2026. He could be a decent bounce-back candidate at a depressed cost in fantasy leagues in 2027, given his injuries this season and previous power production.

There’s no way to sugarcoat Raleigh’s persistent struggles after breaking nearly every single-season offensive record for a catcher during last year’s 60-homer effort. The 29-year-old slugger finishes with a calamitous .182/.296/.368 slash line with 49 runs scored, 23 homers, 69 RBI and two steals in 126 games. It feels inevitable that there will be some sort of explanation provided by Raleigh or the club at some point in the offseason because he never seemed right from the World Baseball Classic through the end of the year.

Gilbert’s season-ending gem comes too little too late for most fantasy managers that made him an early-round pick a few months ago. The 29-year-old topped seven strikeouts in four of his final five outings to close the year. He finishes an underwhelming campaign with a mediocre 3.73 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 205/49 K/BB ratio across 186 innings over 32 starts.

It’s hard to see how Crawford, a free agent to be, would fit for the Marines in 2027 and beyond, since he no longer belongs at shortstop, but he might have a little more in store offensively if he gets out of Seattle. He’s hit .220/.335/.352 in 115 games this season. His homer tonight was hit 403 feet off Mitch Ferris, breaking the game open in the seventh.

Ward’s one at-bat off the bench produced a 106.6 mph single. That wouldn’t have seemed especially notable a few months ago, but it was hardest-hit ball for Ward since the Mariners acquired him at the deadline. The last time he topped that was on July 9 for the Orioles. Ward has only 19 balls in play in excess of 105 mph this season. Last year, he did it 49 times. One imagines it all has something to do with a hand injury suffered in April, and if so, he could turn into a bargain in free agency this winter. It sure doesn’t seem like the Mariners will seek to retain him, though.

Naylor is the first first baseman to steal 30 bases in consecutive seasons since George Sisler did so each year from 1920 through 1922. Which is incredibly cool, even if it doesn’t save Naylor from being a major disappointment in the first season of a five-year contract. Stealing 30 bases simply doesn’t come close to making up for hitting .261/.318/.349. Even with all of the steals, he’s scored only 58 runs in 646 plate appearances. And he’s driven in 56. He has exactly as many runs scored and RBI as Baltimore’s Leody Taveras, who has also been pretty bad and who has 164 fewer plate appearances than Naylor.

Miller allowed two runs through five and should have been through the sixth without any damage, but Julio Rodríguez got an oddly late break on a flyball single and Christian Moore ended up homering with two outs on a fly that would have left only eight of 30 ballparks. Miller finishes the year 4-10 with a 4.17 ERA after a very promising start following a six-week absence due to an oblique injury. Alas, the velocity spike that showed up this spring and briefly carried over upon his return in May didn’t stick around at all. He went from looking like a legitimate No. 2 starter in May to more of a middling No. 4 lately.

Canzone was robbed of at least a double on his lone out, flying out 404 feet to center in the first. Even so, he had a great night, improving to .264/.335/.486 with 23 homers in 523 plate appearances. He’s hitting lefties even better than righties, so he should be locked in as an everyday player for the Mariners at the beginning of next year.

Taylor will get another chance to show what he can do in the Mariners’ bullpen with Andrés Muñoz (knee) being placed on the injured list on Friday. Taylor, 25, has yet to make an appearance with the Mariners this season after posting a 5.05 ERA, 1.75 WHIP and a 65/37 K/BB ratio across 57 innings at the Triple-A level.

That will end an extremely inconsistent season for the 27-year-old closer. Muñoz finishes the campaign with a 4.24 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and an 89/24 K/BB ratio over 57 1/3 innings of work while securing 28 saves. He should be fully recovered and ready to go for the start of the 2027 campaign. Look for Jose Ferrer or Seranthony Dominguez to get the ball in the ninth inning should a save situation arise over the season’s final weekend.

It looks to be just a routine breather for Raleigh as we head into the final weekend of the regular season. Jhonny Pereda will start in his place behind the dish and will bat seventh against Angels’ southpaw Reid Detmers. Expect to see Raleigh back behind the dish on Saturday.

The Mariners could have lifted Woo with a 4-3 lead after five, allowing him to finish with a 3.91 ERA, but after two more earned runs in the sixth, he ends the season with a 4.01 ERA. It’s something that could pay off for the team with Woo eligible for arbitration for the first time. Not only did his ERA eclipse a round number, but he also took his 10th loss, matching his total from the previous two seasons combined.

With Brock Rodden (knee) landing on the injured list, Rivas gets another shot to show the M’s what he can do over the final four days of the 2026 season. The 28-year-old infielder has hit .147/.270/.190 with no homers and nine RBI in 139 plate appearances with the M’s this season. He can continue to be ignored for fantasy purposes.

In a must-win game for the Mariners, Naylor put them over the top with a 10th-inning single as Josh Hader imploded. It was a nice moment, but it doesn’t change how incredibly disappointing Naylor has been in his first full season with Seattle. He hadn’t had a hit since last Friday, that RBI was just his 55th overall, and he only has two home runs in the last three months.

Kirby just needs this season to end. The Astros jumped all over him for four runs in the third inning as he put his club in an early hole in what was a do-or-die game. The Mariners rallied back, and Kirby held the line from there, but the damage was done. As has been a trend lately, Kirby had poor command of both his sinker and sweeper and struggled dramatically with right-handed batters as a result. His ERA has been steadily rising since the All-Star break, and his regular season is over with a disappointing 4.33 mark.