Mariners GM Hollander details the offseason moves they want to make
Nov 18, 2025, 3:33 PM | Updated: 11:19 pm
The Seattle Mariners checked off their top offseason priority early by re-signing first baseman Josh Naylor to a five-year contract.
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One reason getting that done quickly was important is that the Mariners now can get a jump on rounding out the rest of their roster for 2026. As for what those moves could be, M’s general manager Justin Hollander detailed Tuesday to Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob what his team is focused on following the Naylor deal.
The first thing Hollander mentioned was actually two more players the Mariners are interested in re-signing: switch-hitting second baseman/designated hitter Jorge Polanco and slugging third baseman Eugenio Suárez.
“We would like to add another bat to the club, at least one if we can do that,” Hollander said. “We’ve talked pretty openly about being interested in a reunion with Jorge Polanco and a reunion with Geno Suárez. You know, can we make that happen? That would be great if we could.”
The 32-year-old Polanco is a free agent after declining a $7 million player option for 2026 that he outplayed last season, hitting .265 with 26 home runs, 30 doubles and an .821 OPS in 138 games. He also had multiple big moments in the playoffs, including a walk-off RBI single that gave Seattle a win over the Detroit Tigers in an American League Division Series.
Suárez, who was reacquired by Seattle before the MLB trade deadline as a rental from the Arizona Diamondbacks, tied his career-high total in home runs with 49 over a combined 159 games between the M’s and D-backs. While the 34 year old hit just .189 in 53 games in the regular season for Seattle, he had a memorable go-ahead grand slam in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series that brought the M’s within a win of the World Series.
Hollander also pointed to bolstering the pitching staff for 2026 as an offseason priority.
“I think the need for pitching depth, specifically in the bullpen, is something that we want to accomplish over the course of the next several months,” Hollander said. “… I think we pushed our leverage relievers in particular pretty hard at the end of the season, and adding another guy to that mix would be really critical for us this offseason.”
Hollander said the M’s have plenty of avenues they can go down in order to add depth to the pitching staff, and even mentioned a recent addition that’s a bit under the radar.
“It could come in young guys like (minor league left-handed reliever) Robinson Ortiz, who we just traded for over the weekend in a trade that’s maybe a little of the smaller variety. It could come in high-leverage guys signed via free agency or via trade. It could also come with starting pitching depth that you acquire via trade that has (minor league) options to help build out your depth in case you have more injuries like we did this previous season.”
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