Morosi: What Mariners are looking to add to bullpen

Seattle has interests in southpaws, including one who spent the past six seasons with the Dodgers.

Nov 12, 2026, 9:20 AM

Alex Vesia of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts during the seventh inning of a game Aug. 11, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)

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It remains to be seen if any deals or signings are completed before the general meetings meetings in Las Vegas come to an end, but by all appearances, the groundwork that is typically laid at these meetings has been accelerated with the count down to the lockout ticking down. Unsurprisingly, Seattle Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto, who is often among the first to strike each offseason, has been busy with needs in the outfield, left side of the infield and bullpen.

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MLB Network’s Jon Morosi had a name to offer on the bullpen front Wednesday afternoon when he joined Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob.

“The Mariners have interest broadly speaking in the lefty market,” he told co-host Bob Stelton and producer Mike Lefko. “But I will give you one name that I know they have at least some interest in, Alex Vesia. He’s really competitive, very athletic, always available. I know they have had at least some level of conversation with him.”

Vesia, 30, is a free agent for the first time having spent the last six seasons with the Dodgers. In that time, he has posted a 2.66 ERA with a 6.3 bWAR in 367 appearances. The Mariners would be far from alone in their interest as at least half of the league is believed to have checked in on him, but Morosi believes he would be of particular value to a Mariners bullpen that was perhaps in need of leadership last season.

“He adds a real edge and bravado to a team that I think would really do well to where he would walk into that Mariner clubhouse a guy with a World Series ring,” said Morosi. “You talk about how to mold this clubhouse into something that was more cohesive unit than it was last year, I think Vesia is someone who can help you there.”

The buzz around new manager

In addition to news on potential acquisitions, Stelton and Lefko were curious to hear from Morosi on what the buzz around the team was regarding the hiring of Jason Kanzler and two coaches, none of which have managerial experience.

“They are really really trusting Jason Kanzler’s acumen here,” said Morosi, who last week stressed what he believed to be the importance of hiring a bench coach who had considerable managing experience. “They are really fully leveraged into doing things the way that Kanzler wants to do them. Obviously, he’s a smart baseball guy, he would not be in this situation if he was not.”

Morosi pointed out the hirings will be under more scrutiny if the Mariners have a “modest” offseason and don’t sign a top free agent name like Seiya Suzuki or make an impact trade.

“Then you have really communicated to your fans that the belief in this team being different is largely on Julio Rodríguez bouncing back, Cal Raleigh playing like he did the final six weeks down the stretch and this new manager is going to have everyone keyed up and to a higher level of focus and all those things, and you are putting all your eggs in that one basket,” he said.

The full conversation with Jon Morosi can be found here. Hear Wyman and Bob weekdays from 2-7 p.m. on Seattle Sports 710 AM or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.