While Santana may not have a huge market, the Mariners will have a few suitors to choose from. One of these teams could be a current Wild Card leader and AL East contender, the Tampa Bay Rays.
Tampa is reportedly looking for some right-handed pop and because of their tight-fisted owners, a player with some club control and on a cheap deal is ideal. Tampa Bay likes to have some flexibility in their lineup, so they would need to be comfortable enough with Santana’s defense to put him in the outfield and at DH.
We know the Rays at least contacted the Mariners about Edwin Encarnacion before he was dealt to the Yankees.