Seattle Mariners welcome back Kyle Seager classic
Kyle Seager, Seattle Mariners.
Avoiding negativity
It would be great to see Seager earn a second career All-Star nomination. There will be some doubters who will say that even if his numbers stay at their current level, it was only over two months. They believe there should be an asterisk next to them.
There have been plenty of players who look like All-Stars for a few months and then never heard from again (cough, Daniel Vogelbach). But let’s stay positive here.
This year has already been filled with enough negativity for area baseball fans. The COVID-19 pandemic continues, which limits 2020 Major League regular season to only 60 games. Closer to home, this year’s Seattle Mariners squad is more likely to lose more games than it wins.
Decisions to make
Seattle Mariners General Manager Jerry DiPoto now has to consider his options with his longest-tenured player. At this point, Seager is 32-years-old. He is closer to being one of the fans rather than playing in front of them.
Seager’s contract with the M’s is for this season and next. In 2021, he will once again be the team’s highest-paid player at $18.5M. The third baseman has a club option for 2022 that would pay him $15M if the M’s pick it up.
Dipoto said the plan is for the M’s to be competing in 2021 and 2022. Those would be the final two years of Seager’s current contract (again, if the Mariners pick up his option). So how does Kyle fit in with the M’s for the remainder of his contract?