SEATTLE -- For the Mariners, the upcoming offseason looms as a busy and intriguing time with numerous roster questions and decisions hanging overhead for general manager Jerry Dipoto and his baseball operations staff.
Here are some of the key questions and the timing of how things will play out this winter.
Which Mariners are going to become free agents, and when does that happen?
The Mariners' pending free agents are designated hitter Nelson Cruz, outfielder Cameron Maybin, utility players Andrew Romine and Gordon Beckham and relievers David Phelps, Adam Warren and Zach Duke.