Many baseball fans are curious about winter league baseball, what it is, and why players would leave the comforts of an off-season at home to go play. It is a chance for players to get more at-bats or inning and continue their development into Major League players. Teams usually send young players, someone who need more work because he didn’t get a full season in the minors, needs a little more experience, or a player coming off an injury and needs more playing time.
The Mariners will have prospects participating in the Arizona Fall League, playing on teams in Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico and Puerto Rico, while also playing in Australia in the Australia Baseball League.