Seattle Mariners: Battle for the final three roster spots
Making the Seattle Mariners final roster won’t be as easy in 2022 as it was in recent years. We look at the battle to land one of the last three spots.
In 2020, the Seattle Mariners won 90 games, finishing just two games out of the final American League Wild Card spot. There was very little roster turnover in the offseason. That means almost everyone will be back.
The biggest two losses off of last season’s team are starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, who signed as a free agent with Toronto, and third baseman Kyle Seager (retired). Mariners’ General Manager Jerry Dipoto has already replaced the duo. Out of 26 jobs on the Major League roster, 23 are taken.
That leaves three open spots. There will be a battle royal in spring training to break camp with the team for opening day. Let’s take a look at the players fighting for
Assumptions
1 Almost everyone is healthy. Injuries happen, but we don’t know who, when, or for how long. For the purposes of this article, everyone on the 40 man roster, with one exception, Evan White, is able to compete. White might be ready to go, but he’s got a ticket to Triple-A for some much-needed work on his hitting.
2 When “Trader” Jerry Dipoto makes his next deal is anybody guess. This is the 40-man roster the Seattle Mariners go through Spring Training with.
3. Per the collective bargaining agreement, MLB teams can’t carry more than 13 pitchers. So the M’s roster will have 13 position players and 13 pitchers.