The Seattle Mariners will likely be moving on from El Jefe this offseason.
Seattle is not expected to bring back outfielder Randy Arozarena after the season, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported on Wednesday. Passan adds that the Mariners are expected to part ways with manager Dan Wilson in the offseason as well.
Arozarena, 31, is in his second full season with Seattle after arriving in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. He has made the All-Star team in both of those seasons and is currently batting an stellar .273 to go along with 22 homers, 65 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases this year.
But Arozarena will become a free agent in the winter. He is playing out this season on an expiring contract of $15.7 million and could now be in line for a big raise on the open market.
But the Mariners as a team are in a very confusing situation right now. They won the AL West last season and made it to the ALCS … but are now likely to miss the postseason altogether this year (sitting at 66-74 and 4.5 games back of a playoff spot with less than a month to go).
We already heard recently that Wilson was expected to get the boot from Seattle after the season (putting him in the same category as two other notable MLB managers). But now we are finding out that Arozarena, a three-time All-Star and former ALCS MVP, could be in his final weeks with the Mariners as well.
