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Joe Espada

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MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reports that Joe Espada will meet with the Seattle Mariners about their manager job.

Back in August, Astros owner Jim Crane told the media that Joe Espada would manage the team for the remainder of the season and a decision on his future would be made after the season. Even though he’s unsigned going forward, Espada’s contract doesn’t officially end until the end of the month, so the Mariners needed and received permission to talk to him. In three seasons as the Astros’ manager, Espada has gone 256-229, winning the AL West in both 2024 and 2026, but the team underperformed this season and looked listless in a playoff loss to the White Sox.
Josh Naylor

SEA 1st Baseman #12

Josh Naylor had surgery on his right wrist on Saturday.

Naylor underwent triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) repair surgery on his right wrist on October 3rd and is expected to be fully recovered before the start of Spring Training. The 29-year-old hit .261 with 10 home runs, 57 RBI, 58 runs scored, and 30 steals this season with just a .667 OPS. Naylor has a career .756 OPS and hasn’t been at .700 or below since 2021, so the wrist injury could have a lot to do with his struggles this season.
Cal Raleigh

SEA Catcher #29

Cal Raleigh had left shoulder surgery on Saturday.

Raleigh underwent a left shoulder acromioclavicular (AC) debridement procedure at the University of Washington Medical Center on October 3rd. There was no real indication of when the shoulder injury happened or how/if it hampered his production. We knew Raleigh dealt with an oblique injury during the season, but perhaps he was struggling through more than that. The 29-year-old slashed 182/.296/.368 slash line with 49 runs scored, 23 homers, 69 RBI and two steals in 126 games in 2026. He could be a decent bounce-back candidate at a depressed cost in fantasy leagues in 2027, given his injuries this season and previous power production.
Michael Toglia

SEA 1st Baseman #48

Mariners claimed 1B/OF Michael Toglia off waivers from the Reds.

We’ll give him the /OF slash because the Mariners did, but he belongs at first base, and he missed the final five weeks of this year because of a right shoulder dislocation he suffered while diving in the outfield. Toglia is 28 with a .198/.275/.385 line and a 74 OPS+ in 1,095 major league plate appearances, all except the last 28 of which came with the Rockies. He does offer legitimate power, but he seems more like a minor league signing than someone who should take up a 40-man spot all winter.
Dan Wilson

SEA Manager

Dan Wilson was informed prior to Sunday’s game that he wouldn’t be returning as Seattle’s manager in 2027.

It’s hard to understand why the Mariners didn’t make the move a couple of months ago to try to shake things up, but at least they will have an upgrade heading into 2027. Of course, the Mariners were very successful in the first year-plus of Wilson’s tenure, but he always seemed to be in a little over his head, as was to be expected given his lack of any managerial experience before getting the job. That became much more difficult to overlook in the midst of a hugely disappointing 2026.
Cal Raleigh

SEA Catcher #29

Cal Raleigh went 3-for-5 with an RBI to lift the Mariners to a 7-3 win over the Angels in Sunday’s regular-season finale.

There’s no way to sugarcoat Raleigh’s persistent struggles after breaking nearly every single-season offensive record for a catcher during last year’s 60-homer effort. The 29-year-old slugger finishes with a calamitous .182/.296/.368 slash line with 49 runs scored, 23 homers, 69 RBI and two steals in 126 games. It feels inevitable that there will be some sort of explanation provided by Raleigh or the club at some point in the offseason because he never seemed right from the World Baseball Classic through the end of the year.
Logan Gilbert

SEA Starting Pitcher #36

Logan Gilbert recorded eight strikeouts over four shutout innings during Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Angels.

Gilbert’s season-ending gem comes too little too late for most fantasy managers that made him an early-round pick a few months ago. The 29-year-old topped seven strikeouts in four of his final five outings to close the year. He finishes an underwhelming campaign with a mediocre 3.73 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 205/49 K/BB ratio across 186 innings over 32 starts.
J.P. Crawford

SEA Shortstop #3

J.P. Crawford went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer as the Mariners topped the Angels 8-4 on Saturday.

It’s hard to see how Crawford, a free agent to be, would fit for the Marines in 2027 and beyond, since he no longer belongs at shortstop, but he might have a little more in store offensively if he gets out of Seattle. He’s hit .220/.335/.352 in 115 games this season. His homer tonight was hit 403 feet off Mitch Ferris, breaking the game open in the seventh.
Taylor Ward

SEA Designated Hitter #27

Taylor Ward delivered a two-run single in a rare at-bat for the Mariners in Saturday’s win over the Angels.

Ward’s one at-bat off the bench produced a 106.6 mph single. That wouldn’t have seemed especially notable a few months ago, but it was hardest-hit ball for Ward since the Mariners acquired him at the deadline. The last time he topped that was on July 9 for the Orioles. Ward has only 19 balls in play in excess of 105 mph this season. Last year, he did it 49 times. One imagines it all has something to do with a hand injury suffered in April, and if so, he could turn into a bargain in free agency this winter. It sure doesn’t seem like the Mariners will seek to retain him, though.
Josh Naylor

SEA 1st Baseman #12

Josh Naylor went 0-for-4 but walked and stole his 30th base of the season Saturday against the Angels.

Naylor is the first first baseman to steal 30 bases in consecutive seasons since George Sisler did so each year from 1920 through 1922. Which is incredibly cool, even if it doesn’t save Naylor from being a major disappointment in the first season of a five-year contract. Stealing 30 bases simply doesn’t come close to making up for hitting .261/.318/.349. Even with all of the steals, he’s scored only 58 runs in 646 plate appearances. And he’s driven in 56. He has exactly as many runs scored and RBI as Baltimore’s Leody Taveras, who has also been pretty bad and who has 164 fewer plate appearances than Naylor.