Former Seattle Mariners OF Bound to American League Division Championship in Free Agency

Popular website MLBTradeRumors has identified former Seattle Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker as a potential fit for the Cleveland Guardians this summer.

They did this as part of their “Offseason Outlook” series. Therefore, the connection between Winker and the Guardians is not an official report, but conscious speculation.

And this makes perfect sense. First of all, Winker is not expected to be expensive. spotrac predictions His market value this summer was $2.4 million. This was watchable for a team of Guardians not known to have broken the bank. What’s more, the appetite for bargain deals may be even greater this year as the Guardians deal with their own television revenue issues.

Second, the Guardians need help on offense as well. Last season they were 14th in the league in runs per game. Although they won the division, they were unable to overcome the hurdle in the playoffs and lost to the New York Yankees in the ALCS.

After two consecutive down years, Winker also had a renaissance year in 2024. He hit .253 with a .360 on-base percentage for the Nationals and Mets, helping the Mets reach the NLCS. He had 14 homers and 58 RBIs.

Winker is one of the most annoying players of the last decade sailors baseball After being dealt to Seattle in 2022, he hit just .219 with 14 homers and 53 RBIs. There were also questions about his fit in the clubhouse, and he ended that season with an injury and was unavailable for the M’s, who broke their play-off drought. The Mariners traded him to Milwaukee before the 2023 season, and he hit just .199 and hit just one home run with the Brewers.

But he emerged again this season and could carve out a solid role in 2025.

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