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Arozarena

Arozarena also drew a walk. The 31-year-old hasn’t shown a ton of power in the beginning of the season in terms of homers, but that double was already the ninth of the season for the outfielder. He’s now slashing a commendable .297/.385/.450 over the first 31 games of the campaign. The homers should start to come, too.

Arozarena spanked a two-run shot off MacKenzie Gore — one of three homers that Gore allowed — to up Seattle’s lead to 5-0. He’s now gone deep twice in 2026 with a superb slash of .293/.402/.427. Arozarena tends to run hot-and-cold, but this is a very encouraging first three weeks of what could be his final season in Seattle.

Arozarena knocked a base hit in the second inning and scored the Mariners’ only run of the game on a sacrifice fly. He later added a single in the sixth for his second hit of the game, his third multi-hit game in his last six. The 31-year-old outfielder is hitting a solid .286/.408/.381 with one homer, 13 runs scored, seven RBI, and four steals across 76 plate appearances.

Arozarena had a chance for a four-hit game, but instead drew a walk off Bryan Abreu. The power hasn’t been there outside of an absolute missile hit Saturday, but he’s now hitting .291/.426/.400 over the first 16 games. Arozarena should again be a solid — if at times frustrating — fantasy option in 2026.

Arozarena also singled and recorded an RBI on a HBP. The Mariners had good reason to drop him to fifth in the lineup after the Brendan Donovan acquisition, but they could consider revisiting that with everyone ahead of him struggling at the moment. He’s batting .271/.407/.396 for a team that’s hitting just .190/.297/.311 on the whole.

The 31-year-old outfielder drew a walk in the fourth inning and swiped second base before riding home on Cole Young’s three-run blast. He also walked in the sixth and scored on Luke Raley’s two-run bomb. After doing it for each of the past five seasons, Arozarena is now one step closer to yet another 20/20 campaign.

The 22-year-old second baseman is coming off of a very impressive Cactus League season. He’s expected to function in the strong side of a platoon for the M’s, though that role could expand while J.P. Crawford is shelved, which could allow him to carve out some deep league fantasy value. He’s the full alignment that manager Dan Wilson will send out on Opening Day: Brendan Donovan (3B), Cal Raleigh (C), Julio Rodriguez (CF), Josh Naylor (1B), Randy Arozarena (LF), Luke Raley (RF), Dominic Canzone (DH), Cole Young (2B) and Leo Rivas (SS).

Arozarena returned to Mariners camp earlier this week after a stint with the Mexico in the World Baseball Classic where his biggest highlight was a bizarre exchange with teammate Cal Raleigh. The 31-year-old remains one of the better power/speed combo threats in the fantasy world after eclipsing 20 homers and 20 steals in each of the past five seasons.

The pick is lined up to 68th or 69th overall. Donovan was connected to Seattle all winter, and the Mariners get him arguably without including any of their top five prospects. As things stand now, he’d seem to project as their third baseman and leadoff man. However, if top prospect Cole Emerson makes a run at the third base job in spring training, Donovan could play second or left. That versatility makes him an especially nice fit in a lineup with a few question marks. Donovan hit .287/.353/.422 and made the NL All-Star team last season. He’s never been a big fantasy infielder because of his lack of homers (career high of 14 in 2024) and steals (career high of five in 2023 and ’24), and moving to Seattle doesn’t figure to help him any. Randy Arozarena could also lose some fantasy value here; he ended last year in the leadoff spot but could drop as low as fifth in the lineup now. Cole Young’s status as the favorite to start at second base is also probably a little shakier, but he’s not a mixed-league guy anyway.

Arozarena’s deal was the most expensive of the early stages of the arbitration agreements. The 30-year-old was an All-Star in 2025, hitting .238/.334/.426 with 27 home runs and 31 steals in his second season in Seattle. He also set a career-high with 191 strikeouts in 160 games played. His batting average will likely never be strong, but he contributes enough in the other categories to be a solid fantasy asset.