There's been speculation throughout this offseason whether or not the Seattle Mariners have one more "big" move left in them.

The Mariners began the offseason with a bang by bringing in first baseman Josh Naylor on a five-year, $92.5 million contract.

Seattle has been linked to several players this offseason both on the trade and free agent market. The team missed out on a reunion with Jorge Polanco, who signed a two-year, $40 million deal with the New York Mets.

The M's also missed out on Japanese corner infielders Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto.

The Mariners have also been linked in the trade market to second baseman Brendan Donovan.

Amidst all the rumors, Seattle has also been linked to a potential reunion with third baseman Eugenio Suarez.

Mariners general manager Justin Hollander confirmed earlier this offseason that the team had been in contact with Suarez and his representation.

In a recent episode of the Refuse to Lose podcast, ESPN insider Buster Olney appeared pessimistic about the potential of Suarez returning to the Pacific Northwest.

"The sport goes back-and-forth with its trends," Olney said on the podcast. "I think 10-15 years ago, there was a feeling of strikeouts don't really matter. And then we all watched what the Blue Jays did, what the Dodgers did, what the Brewers did during the course of the season. And then all of the sudden, I think there's more thought of 'Well maybe strikeouts do matter.' And Suarez, with a low batting average, high strikeout rate, his market probably has not developed the way he expected. ... He's kind of a clunky fit for the Mariners because I do think the Mariners believe that they're young players are going to ascend and that they'll eventually move into starting roles during the course of the year. Well, where does that leave a player coming off a year that Suarez had last year? If you're Suarez, you basically want to know, going into the year, 'Yeah, I'm the third baseman. I'm the guy.' You don't want to go into spring training with the thought that, 'I could be supplanted by the middle of the May if I don't play well.'"

The Boston Red Sox have also been rumored to have interest in Suarez. That chatter has been renewed with third baseman Alex Bregman signing with the Chicago Cubs.

Suarez slashed .228/.298/.526 with an .824 OPS in 159 games with Seattle and the Arizona Diamondbacks. He hit 28 doubles and 49 home runs with 118 RBIs.

Currently, unless the Mariners bring back Suarez, the third base role will go to either Ben Williamson or the organization's top prospect Colt Emerson.

Williamson made his major league debut in 2025 and was the team's primary third baseman until Seattle acquired Suarez at the trade deadline July 31. Emerson began this past season with the High-A Everett AquaSox but ended the year with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. He was on the M's' playoff taxi squad.

The full episode of the Refuse to Lose podcast with Olney can be found here:

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