The recent spree of extensions in MLB has left Mariners fans out in the cold so far, wondering if and when they can see someone locked up long-term. Extensions aren’t an amazing fix—see Mike Trout, who, while signing one of the richest deals ever, was pretty clearly underpaid which was in part fueled by his unwillingness to test the open market—but in the current CBA environment, it’s not surprising to see the floodgates open a little bit on extensions as players who are caught between the megacontract era and the next CBA try to make sure they “get theirs.
Who Can the Mariners Extend?
