The initial plan for this analysis was to offer an update on potential moves or signings that the Mariners might make as the Feb. 12 report date for pitchers and catchers looms. But after hours spent checking the rosters of other teams for potential positional redundancies,

Free-agent infielder Jorge Polanco is returning to the Seattle Mariners, multiple outlets reported. The Athletic pegged Polanco's contract at one year for $7.75 million, adding it includes a 2026 vest