🔥 HOT NEWS: Five critical Plan B strategies Mariners need to prepare if Jorge Polanco walks ⚡ .MH
It sounds like Jorge Polanco and the Seattle Mariners are interested in a reunion. That’s good news for the Mariners, who have holes at second base, third base, and DH, the three positions Polanco has played during his two years in Seattle.
What happens if the Mariners are not able to re-sign Polanco? Here are five alternatives the Mariners could turn to.
5 alternatives for the Mariners if they can’t re-sign Jorge Polanco
1. Cole Young/Leo Rivas
The easiest answer for the Mariners is to just give Cole Young and Leo Rivas another chance to win the position. Young looked like he had seized second base for himself in July of last year, before a slump in August cost him his roster spot in the postseason. Rivas has been a solid utility man for two years, but showed sparks in September that he could be ready for more.
2. Ryan Bliss
Ryan Bliss will be healthy again, and he did win the starting job in 2025. Could the Mariners give the man they traded for in 2024 another chance to win the second base job? They had faith in him once; they could put it in him again next year.
3. Isaiah Kiner-Falefa
Kiner-Falefa has been a solid infielder for years now, and showed he has the clutch gene in the postseason, where he helped Toronto with some crucial hits along the way. He can play all around the field, and be a better version of Dylan Moore. That might be a good fit for the Mariners, but would they trust him in the Opening Day lineup? It’s possible, better teams have in the past.
4. Go “All-In” on Bo Bichette
Bo Bichette is the top free agent shortstop on the market this winter, but would the infielder consider a move to second base? It’s possible; he played second base in the playoffs for the Blue Jays and looked good at that spot. It would cost a lot of money to bring Bichette to Seattle, but it would be the “all-in” option that might bring Seattle one step closer to the World Series.
5. Go “All-in” to trade for Ketel Marte
Mariners fans have been dreaming of a reunion with Ketel Marte for years, but for years, that’s all it’s been. A dream, and a pipe dream at best. Now, there is real smoke behind the idea that the Diamondbacks would move the veteran second-baseman, and the Mariners could be a suitor. Jerry Dipoto has a long history of making trades with the Diamondbacks; would he do it again?
