But yes, you brought in 4 bats. That offense is down Polo, Geno, Canzone, Nails, and Garver Which is a big loss but this line-up I would call as a slight improvement.Seattle or Bust wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:56 pmTrades:
Mariners trade OF Dom Canzone to the Phillies for 3B Alec Bohm
Bohm is in the final year of arbitration and set to become a free agent in '27. While his numbers look underwhelming in '25, Bohm got off to an absolutely horrid start in April and then rebounded to finish with 2.2 fWAR from May forward. Bohm brings below average power for the position but he's hit better than .274 in each of the last 4 seasons, striking out less than 100 times in each of the last 3. It seems like a move that cement a 3B for at least '26 while the M's wait for Emerson and Arroyo to arrive. The Phillies need OF help in the worst of ways. They're going to lose Bayder and Kepler to F/A and are left with just Brandon Marsh and Nick Castellanos who combined for just 0.9 bWAR in '25. This may sound crazy, but moving Canzone may give Harry Ford some chances to play in the OF alongside playing backup catcher if the M's want to travel that route.
Mariners trade 2B Cole Young, RHP Jurrangelo Cijntje to the Cardinals for 2B Brendan Donovan, LHP Jojo Romero
Donovan just feels like he's got to be a Mariner in '26. The M's have the 2B to move to get him alongside a bevy of pitching prospects that the Cardinals will be looking for in a trade. Cijntje is probably the arm I'm most comfortable moving from the top of the farm. As mentioned in prior threads, Donovan hits for high average, doesn't strike out, and plays elite defense. Jojo Romero is in his final year of arbitration and has quietly been quite good over the past 3 years... culminating in a '25 where he pitched to a 2.07 ERA over 61 innings.
Mariners trade RHP Logan Evans, 2B Ryan Bliss to the Rays for DH Yandy Diaz
It sounds very much like the Rays intend to move Diaz this off season. I think MLBTV is a bit lite on him at $7M of trade value. I have the M's moving 2x MLB ready players who are blocked for Diaz that the Rays can plug and play right away. As mentioned in prior threads, Diaz is more of a DH these days but a damn good one. He's an elite contact hitter that adds to a bevy of contact-heavy hitters in this plan.
Free Agents:
Mariners sign 1B Munetaka Murakami to a 5-year, $100M deal.
Here's the splashy move. Yeah, yeah he has apparently struggled against high velocity... but how often do you have the chance to add a 25 Y/O hitter that is capable of hitting 40+ homers at 1B? I think his flaws are oversold. As a 21/22 Y/O his K rates were totally manageable... combine that with a killer eye, I don't see the swing and miss being such a problem. I think there's still some development here and watching him, he's got the swagger and confidence I think to not let up from a production standpoint. He also fits into a nice, young core at the right moment of contention. I just really like the fit here.
Mariners sign LHP Danny Coulombe to a 2-year $8M deal
Coulombe is a lefty specialist who dominated the last few years with the Twins and Orioles. He's a solid depth piece.
Lineup:
1. Brendan Donovan 2B
2. Cal Raleigh C
3. Julio Rodriguez CF
4. Yandy Diaz DH
5. Munetaka Murakami 1B
6. Alec Bohm 3B
7. Randy Arozarena LF
8. Victor Robles RF
9. JP Crawford SS
Bench: Harry Ford OF/C, Leo Rivas IF, Luke Raley OF/1B
Rotation/Bullpen:
1. Bryan Woo
2. George Kirby
3. Logan Gilbert
4. Luis Castillo
5. Bryce Miller
CL: Andres Munoz
HL: Matt Brash, Gabe Speier, Jojo Romero, Eduard Bazardo
ML/LL: Carlos Vargas, Gregory Santos, Danny Coulombe
The rotation is unchanged but you dealt off a major depth piece in Logan E. But I kind off prefer to go off the starting 5 for an about = appraisal.
Finally the BP: 2 more lefties is a slight upgrade over the end of last year. So a slight bump up from last year’s playoff team in 2 areas.
