Will the Mariners Make Moves Before Thursday

There is two more days until the

New year so will make any substantial 

moves before or wait until January.

Getting Brendan Donovan from the

St. Louis Cardinals has been talked

about. My opinion giving up one

of the starters up shouldn't happen.

He is a solid player however he didn't 

have a solid season in 2025. If he

bounced back and had a year around

2024 maybe. 

If Donovan is considered to be a

starter at second base should the

Mariners include sending Cole Young 

to the Cardinals or wait for him to

develop further. Katel Marte may cost 

Mariners even more however the

question is how he will be in the 

club house.

Cal Raleigh has a lot influence with

the front office especially the year

he just had. Jorge Polanco signing 

with the New York Mets it is important 

to pick up another midinfielder.

Colt Emerson maybe on the team

in 2026 however the Mariners really 

 need a good bench player at least.

They have Rivas and Bliss however

they need at least another guy. 

Outside of the top seven prospects 

the Mariners have a good nucleus

if prospects they could trade. How 

many other teams would be interested 

in is the question. I wouldn't mind

them trading at least three or four 

prospects outside the top seven. 

The rest of the guys are more for 

depth and see how they continue 

develop. 

The Mariners had several relievers

at double A Arkansas last year

however how close are they to

the majors. The Mariners may 

have one spot left in the bullpen.

They have a lot of candidates 

on their 40 man roster too. Could

see them signing another reliever

to a minor league contract or a 

major league contract may cost 

releasing someone. 

I expect Emerson Hancock to be

in the bullpen unless he is one

involved in a trade. He could be 

the long reliever and start if 

necessary. Logan Evans would be 

another candidate. The Mariners 

tried him in the bullpen for a few

times in the minors in 2024 however

he didn't stick. He could be the 5th

starter if the Mariners did trade 

one of the starters.

It will be interesting to see what

happens since the Mariners aren't 

done. 

At this point they are hoping that

Victor Robles and Luke Raley 

bounce back. Raley or Canzone 

could be a partial piece in a trade

too.