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Seattle Mariners Rank Ridiculously Low on This List of Money Spent in Last Two Years

Originally posted on Seattle Mariners on SI
By Brady Farkas | Last updated Feb 2, 2025 2:00 PM ET

It's been a frustrating offseason for Seattle Mariners fans who want to see their team make moves that greatly impact the roster.

Thus far, the M's have only made two free agent additions this offseason: One-year pacts with Donovan Solano and Jorge Polanco. That doesn't seem like enough for a team with multiple holes that missed the playoffs by just one game last season.

Sadly, it follows a trend for the M's, who haven't been big spenders in free agency in years.

Take a look at this graphic from BrooksGate, which says that the M's are 25th in free agent spending over the last two offseasons.

here is how much money each team has spent in free agency the last 2 offseasons https://t.co/zv0nE0XcrQ pic.twitter.com/rhd4G6h5jZ
— BrooksGate (@Brooks_Gate) January 27, 2025

In the last two years, the Mariners have signed Mitch Garver to a two-year, $22 million deal, Solano and Polanco.

It should be noted that the Mariners have made some additional moves to take on salary in the last two years (acquiring Mitch Haniger, Randy Arozarena and Polanco the first time), though it's come via trade. Furthermore, the M's also had to offload Robbie Ray's deal in order to make the Haniger trade feasible.

The M's have instead elected to rely on homegrown player development and low-budget moves over the last two years, striking gold on a player like Victor Robles, and striking out on additions like AJ Pollock and Tommy La Stella.

The Mariners are coming off a season in which they went 85-77 and finished second in the American League West.

The team will report to spring training in just under two weeks.

This article first appeared on Seattle Mariners on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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