It feels like just yesterday we were sitting down at the Thanksgiving table and yet here we are, just over a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting on February 11th. This year, as in past years, we will be previewing the Mariners’ 40-man roster with a series of brief profiles that we hope will serve as a resource to you for Spring Training (or as it’s also known, who’s that guy?) and beyond. At the time of this writing, the first week of January, the 40-man roster isn’t full, and Edwin Encarnación is still a Mariner, so we will adjust the series to reflect upcoming roster shuffles. After an off-season of heavy trading, the 2019 Mariners will look drastically different from the 2018 team. It is our humble hope that this year, in particular, the 40 in 40 series will help you pick out some new favorites among the sea of new faces donning the teal this season, or perhaps re-introduce some old friends in a new light. At the very least, the titles of some of these will serve as preternaturally perceptive (Zach’s profile of Edwin Díaz: “Can Sugar bounce back and become everything we thought he’d be?”), hilariously incorrect (John’s profile of Kyle Seager: “The Mariners’ steady hand will adjust, again”), or presciently sad (Isabelle’s “Gracias, Nelson Cruz”). Lay your bets now on which of these profiles will acquire the otherworldly glow of righteousness, and which will lay blackened and abandoned on the side of the road as 2019 speeds ever-further into the future.
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January 23, 2019
40 in 40: Omar Narváez
Coming to Seattle with experience at beating long odds, Narváez looks to help the Mariners crawl out from under their own albatross.
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January 22, 2019
40 in 40: Erik Swanson
A rebuilding team needs to hit on a few player development stories. Enter Erik Swanson.
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January 18, 2019
40 in 40: Gerson Bautista
The final piece of the Canó/Díaz blockbuster brings big heat, but will his command hold him back?
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January 16, 2019
40 in 40: Anthony Swarzak
It’s an odd-numbered year, so Anthony Swarzak will be just fine
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January 15, 2019
40 in 40: David Freitas
A journeyman catcher, a rebuilding team, and a baseball romance for the days ahead.
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January 14, 2019
40 in 40: Sam Tuivailala
What can the Mariners expect from their one remaining 2018 mid-season acquisition?
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January 11, 2019
40 in 40: Ryon Healy
First baseman Ryon Healy could prove his worth to the Seattle Mariners by simply showing more restraint at the plate
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January 10, 2019
40 in 40: Marco Gonzales
What to expect from Marco Gonzales after a breakout year in 2018.
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January 8, 2019
40 in 40: Ruben Alaniz
The career minor leaguer will look to make good on an MLB deal in 2018
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January 7, 2019
40 in 40: Mallex Smith
The Seattle Mariners began their offseason of change by grabbing a new center fielder. So what exactly is Mallex Smith?