The Seattle Mariners will have an interesting offseason in front of them.

After coming one win away from making the first World Series in franchise history, the Mariners will have more money to work with than previous offseason.

Seattle is projected to have $30-35 million to spend in the offseason to start, and a top priority will be to bring back a trade deadline acquisition that was one of the team's best performers in the second half of 2025.

First baseman Josh Naylor is set to hit free agency. The Mariners acquired him in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 24.

In 54 games with Seattle, Naylor scored 32 runs and hit 10 doubles and nine home runs with 33 RBIs. He slashed .299/.341/.490 with an .831 OPS. He was a perfect 19-for-19 in stolen base attempts.

In the playoffs, Naylor scored seven times in 12 games and hit two doubles and three homers with five RBIs. He slashed .340/.392/.574 with a .966 OPS.

Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto and general manager Justin Hollander both said bringing back Naylor is a priority.

In a recent story from Jim Bowden of the Athletic, Naylor was projected to earn a four-year, $90 million contract.

The front office executives aren't the only figures within the organization that support bringing Naylor back.

In a post on Instagram shared by Seattle Mariners on Tap on "X" (@MarinersONTap), pitchers Bryan Woo and Bryce Miller and shortstop J.P. Crawford all commented complimenting Naylor.

Naylor's projected contract from Bowden is worth $22.5 million a year. He has a market value of three years, $45.3 million ($15.1 million AAV) according to Spotrac.

Whichever end of the spectrum Naylor's eventual contract falls under, it will be within Seattle's available payroll.

Dipoto identified first base, third base and the bullpen as positions the team needs to address in the offseason in a news scrum Oct. 20. Naylor would address one of those needs, and it would leave the team $7.5-$12.5 million to spend on other players if his contract is what Bowden projects.

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