Two talented, but oft-injured pitchers expected to help the Mariners make the postseason in 2017 won’t be back in 2018.
On Thursday afternoon about 30 minutes before the 5 p.m. deadline, the Mariners announced that they had tendered (offered) contracts to 27 un-signed players on their 40-man roster. Those 27 players were under club control as pre-arbitration or arbitration eligible players.
But two of the arbitration eligible players from Seattle’s 40-man roster — left-handed starting pitcher Drew Smyly and right-handed reliever Shae Simmons — were “non-tendered” (not offered contracts). The Mariners now have 35 players on their 40-man roster.