The Mariners have been working overtime in the off-season to ensure they can return to excellence in 2026, as the Hot Stove League will only get hotter from here. The Mariners front office team of GM Justin Hollander and president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto have already re-signed slugging first baseman Josh Naylor, and they’ve now been working with second baseman Jorge Polanco to return him to the roster in 2026.
ESPN Insider Buster Olney says that the team is already a success, even if their only move was to hold on to Naylor. However, he expanded on that premise by saying that many other personnel executives and general managers in Major League Baseball believe that Seattle is taking a winning approach.
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