Today the Mariners announced they had tendered contracts to 27 players not already signed for the 2023 season. Three players were not tendered contracts.
New additions to the 40-man roster, RHPs Prelander Berroa and Isaiah Campbell and OFs Jonatan Clase and Cade Marlowe, were tendered contracts. Also, off-season acquisitions LHP Gabe Speier and RHP Easton McGee were also tendered contracts. RHP Luke Weaver, who was set to make $3M in arbitration, was not tendered a contract.
The other players not tendered a contract are C/UTIL Luis Torrens, and C Brian O’Keefe. With this loss of catching depth, it would seem that Cooper Hummel, traded from Arizona in the Kyle Lewis deal, is ticketed to get some reps at catcher, where Dipoto says “the catching data is pretty positive”—although he also notes Hummel can also play corner outfield and some corner infield.