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3 Seattle Mariners who won’t be back next season

By Brad Berreman

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 03: Kyle Seager #15 of the Seattle Mariners reacts as he was pulled from the game during the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on October 03, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 03: Kyle Seager #15 of the Seattle Mariners reacts as he was pulled from the game during the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on October 03, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) /
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Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
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1. Kyle Seager, 3B

During the regular season finale, Seager was pulled from the game so he could get acknowledgement from Mariners’ fans in what was possibly his final game for the team.

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Seager has spent his entire career with Seattle since being called up in 2011. This season was a weird one for him. He had a career-worst batting average (.212) and the second-worst on-base percentage (.285) of his career, but he set career-highs in home runs (35) and RBI (101).

The Mariners have a $20 million option on their long-time third baseman for 2022, with a buyout that increased to $2 million based on his reaching a plate appearance threshold this year. Seager’s comments to Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times seem very telling about his situation. For one, he hasn’t spoken to Dipoto in years.

“…in years, probably four years. We don’t communicate at all. Not even passing by in the hall. If he spoke to my agent or anything like that, I haven’t heard anything.”

“It’s a weird spot to be in,” Seager elaborated. “You kind of want to know, but unfortunately it’s out of our control. He’s not obligated or anything to tell me one way or the other. You have to prepare like you’re not going to be here. The writing’s been on the wall for a while. There’s nobody left from when I first got here. That’s not uncommon with a regime change. You bring in your own guys. You do your own thing.”

Seager appears ready for the Mariners to buy out his option, and seems to be expecting it. What he’ll command on the open market at 34 years old (which he’ll turn on Nov. 3) is unclear. But the odds of him staying in Seattle are trending worse, with no sign of a move the other way.

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