After deciding to non-tender Domingo Santana, the Mariners were down to two veteran outfielders in Mallex Smith and Mitch Haniger. That number has now dropped to one as Haniger has undergone core surgery following a setback in his rehabilitation from, well, do I really have to say it?
Haniger is now set to miss the entirety of Spring Training and likely the first few weeks of the regular season, which means the Mariners are currently prepared to field an Opening Day outfield that consists of some variation of Smith, Kyle Lewis, Jake Fraley, and Braden Bishop.