Mariners 40-man Roster Update

The free agent period is open. Here are the 2017 Mariners who are free agents:

• 1B Yonder Alonso has elected free agency
• INF Gordon Beckham has elected free agency
• OF Jarrod Dyson has elected free agency
• C Carlos Ruiz has elected free agency
• 1B Danny Valencia has elected free agency

As expected, the Mariners declined options on a pair of starting pitchers who fell short of expectations in 2017.

• Mariners decline $13M team option on RHP Yovani Gallardo, pay $2M buyout
• Mariners decline $10M team option on RHP Hisashi Iwakuma, pay $1M buyout

Per our own John Trupin, teams cannot keep players on the disabled list once the offseason is underway, and as such, the M’s activated two pitchers who appeared in a combined 10 games in their first year with the M’s.

• Mariners activate RHP David Phelps from 60-day disabled list
• Mariners activate LHP Drew Smyly from 60-day disabled list

Mariners roster moves tracker:

• 11/2: Mariners claim INF Andrew Romine off waivers from the Detroit Tigers
• 11/3: Mariners claim INF Zach Vincej off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds
• 11/7: Zach Vincej clears waivers and is assigned to Tacoma (off-40-man)
• 11/16: Mariners trade RHP Emilio Pagan and INF Alexander Campos to the Oakland Athletics for INF Ryon Healy
• 11/17: Mariners trade RHP Thyago Vieira to the Chicago White Sox for $1 million in international bonus pool money
• 11/18: Mariners trade LHP J.P. Sears and RHP Juan Then for RHP Nick Rumbelow
• 11/30: Mariners claim LHP Sam Moll off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates
• 12/1: Mariners non-tender RHP Shae Simmons and LHP Drew Smyly
• 12/7: Mariners trade RHP Nick Neidert, RHP Robbert Dugger, & SS Christopher Torres to Miami for 2B/OF Dee Gordon and $1 million in international bonus pool money
• 12/8: Mariners claim RHP Mike Morin off waivers from the Kansas City Royals
• 12/10: Mariners release RHP Seth Frankoff to allow him to play in South Korea
• 12/11: Mariners claim OF Cameron Perkins off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies
• 12/13: Mariners trade international bonus pool money for RHP Shawn Armstrong
• 12/14: Mariners select 1B Mike Ford in the Rule-5 Draft from the New York Yankees
• 12/18: Mariners release LHP Andrew Albers to allow him to play in Japan
• 12/20: 12/13: Mariners sign RHP Juan Nicasio to a two-year, $17 million contract

Mariners Current 40-man roster:

Changes since the end of last season are in bold.

• Infield: Robinson Canó, Jean Segura, Kyle Seager, Ryon Healy, Taylor Motter, Andrew Romine, Daniel Vogelbach, Mike Ford
• Outfield: Ben Gamel, Mitch Haniger, Dee Gordon, Guillermo Heredia, Cameron Perkins
• Catchers: Mike Zunino, Mike Marjama, David Freitas
• Nelson Cruz: Nelson Cruz
• SP: James Paxton, Félix Hernández, Mike Leake, Ariel Miranda, Erasmo Ramirez, Marco Gonzales, Andrew Moore, Sam Moll, Rob Whalen, Max Povse Chase De Jong
• RP: Edwin Díaz, Nick Vincent, Tony Zych, James Pazos, Marc Rzepczynski, Dan Altavilla, David Phelps, Shawn Armstrong, Juan Nicasio, Mike Morin, Nick Rumbelow

Total: 39: 17 position players, 22 pitchers