Wednesday was the Rule 5 Draft in Major League Baseball, and while the Seattle Mariners weren't among the most active participants, they lost a bit of talent from their minor-league depth chart.
Most professional baseball players, coaches and executives will say how baseball is a year-round sport. Even when teams teams miss out on the playoffs, like the Seattle Mariners did in 2024, there's really not a whole lot of "off-time" in the offseason.
One of the most significant moves of the Braves offseason was their acquisition of Jarred Kelenic in a trade with the Mariners. The trade was essentially a salary dump.