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2027 Arb projections for all teams are out from Trade Rumors.

Here are the projections for the 17 Mariners who are arb eligible. Any of these players can also be mon-tendered, but the projections are below.

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Seattle Mariners (15)
Logan Gilbert (5.144): $15.4MM
Brendan Donovan (5.000): $6.1MM
Gabe Speier (5.000): $3.3MM
George Kirby (4.151): $9.8MM
Patrick Wisdom (4.135): $1.1MM
Matt Brash (4.121): $1.8MM
Luke Raley (4.106): $3.1MM
Bryce Miller (3.153): $3.9MM (Mariners hold a $6.075MM option with $15K buyout)
Bryan Woo (3.121): $5.2MM
Eduard Bazardo (3.118): $1.5MM
Jose A. Ferrer (3.094): $1.6MM
Michael Rucker (3.069): $800K
Dominic Canzone (3.014): $3MM
Cooper Criswell (2.143): $900K
Carlos Vargas (2.140): $800K

NEW YORK — Cal Raleigh appeared from the visitor’s clubhouse of Yankee Stadium in full uniform, still wearing his game spikes and sweat still trickling off his face.

Less than 10 minutes earlier, he had swung through three elevated, 96-mph fastballs from Yankees closer David Bednar — all well above the strike zone — to make the final out of the Mariners’ 4-1 loss on Tuesday night.

He seethed with anger as he walked off the field, wanting to spike his bat and helmet and scream obscenities. Instead, he swallowed his fury, removed the tape from his wrists and decided he would speak to the media about his and the team’s struggles before manager Dan Wilson could go out and wear a fifth straight loss.

Raleigh surprised the media when he stepped right in front of the Mariners backdrop and began taking questions. After answering a few about Bryan Woo’s outing, he was asked about the current stretch of losing.

“It’s not good,” he said. “We’re not playing well. That starts with me. I’m awful. I’ve got to find a way to be better and to help bring the guys along. We just gotta play better. We’re just playing very, very, very bad baseball in every facet of the game. We gotta pick it up — from the energy standpoint to the execution to the little things in the game that help you win baseball games. We’re just not doing those things right now.”

Asked what the first step to that would be, Raleigh talked about a mindset.

“It’s tough when things aren’t going your way, it’s hard,” he said. “You feel like everybody’s against you, things aren’t going your way, but you’ve got to have a good attitude. You’ve got to bring that edge to play every single day, because nothing’s given to you. We’ve got to go take it. Sometimes when you’re feeling bad for yourself, you get a little lackadaisical out there and maybe have a little less energy, or maybe you don’t have quite the same edge that you should have every single day. That starts with me. I need to do a better job of that each and every night, just being prepared and being ready to go every single night. Ultimately, we’ve just gotta play (with) a little more urgency.”

Raleigh went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in the game. He admitted he’s a big reason why the offense is sputtering and disjointed.

“The approach is just not there to me,” he said. “It’s just off-balance swings — late to the heater, early on the off-speed. I’m not pointing fingers. I’m ultimately the worst of the group right now, and I understand that.”

His solution was simple.

“Sometimes baseball players can be stubborn, but we’ve just got to put our pride aside,” he said. “We have to focus a little more on the team aspect, or hitting the ball the other way, or trying to just take singles and not trying to go for the long ball every time. Ultimately, when you rely on the long ball, you’re gonna get a lot of off-balance swings and you’re gonna be a little out front. The pitchers here are really good and you’ve got to take what they give you. We’re just not doing that right now.”

It was difficult to know whether Raleigh was talking about himself or the team as a whole. The Mariners are their most successful when they hit homers. They have a 48-29 record in games in which they homer and an 8-34 record when they don’t.

“I don’t really believe in trying to hit a home run,” he said. “When you do hit a home run, they are obviously on mistakes that pitchers make. They come when you have a good approach and your swing’s in a good spot and you’re doing the right things and thinking the right things, which is driving the ball to the middle of the field or using the whole field, trying to stay inside the ball and be in a good position to hit. It’s not trying to hit a home run or getting too big because that’s when you miss your pitch and you get into a bad count. That’s when you see the nasty breaking stuff.”

Raleigh has admittedly struggled to find that approach all season. He’s endured his first injury-list stint and has struggled since his return. His 60-homer season feels like a lifetime ago.

“It’s staying within myself and trying to stay in the zone and not start chasing,” he said. “I understand chase happens a little bit, but right now, it’s too much. I’m trying to search for it. I’m trying to figure it out. I just need to do a better job and put my ego to the side and try to figure out what I can do ultimately to help this team. A lot of guys are trying to do that as well.”

It’s been a frequent discussion point as the Mariners have fallen from first place in early June to third place in the division and now eight games below .500.

When you’re struggling, throughout the locker room, you’re trying to figure it out and trying to talk to people to help you figure it out,” he said. “There’s not a magic answer. There’s no secret word or a secret phrase or something that’s just going to magically make us better. Maybe this is just my vantage point, but it’s putting your pride aside and putting your ego aside, and sometimes it’s hard to do that. Sometimes you’ve just got to take a look in the mirror and think about, ‘How can I change? How can I make these adjustments?’ Because that’s what we have to do.”
He knows much of the blame is being leveled on Wilson and the coaching staff. And while it comes with the job, he didn’t think it was fair.

“Ultimately, the players decide the outcomes of these games,” he said. “Obviously, Dan has the say in who comes in games and he writes the lineup, and we understand that. But at the end of the day, those 26 guys have to be ready to play, and rely on each other. That’s where the performance comes in. Dan’s not out there playing. Edgar (Martinez) isn’t out there playing. Woody (Pete Woodworth) is not out there pitching. It comes down to the 26 guys in that locker room.”

Raleigh also defended president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto and general manager Justin Hollander as well.

“We can’t point fingers,” he said. “We can’t say it’s Jerry’s fault, Justin’s fault, or Dan’s fault. We can’t. It’s not their fault. It’s our fault. We’re the ones that are underperforming, and we have to accept that. That’s the tough reality of it. As a leader on this team, I feel responsible. I just have to do a better job of getting ready to go and being prepared, and bringing that edge and that readiness each night.”

When told of Raleigh’s impromptu media session, Woo didn’t seem surprised. He had just talked about how Raleigh helped him get through five scoreless innings despite plenty of base runners and long at-bats.

If the Seattle Mariners trade a starting pitcher, the logical assumption is that it would be veteran right-hander Luis Castillo.

Maybe not.

In their search for a right-handed hitter, the Mariners are telling teams they also are open to moving righty Emerson Hancock, according to people briefed on their discussions.

Castillo, 33, is owed the balance of $22.75 million this season, plus another $22.75 million next season in the final guaranteed year of his contract. With the pending lockout threatening to eat into the 2027 season, teams likely are reluctant to take on the additional high-priced year on his contract.

Hancock, 27, is more affordable — earning $793,300 this season — and controllable for four additional seasons through 2030. He also is enjoying a breakout campaign, though his expected ERA in 19 starts is more than a run per nine innings higher than his actual 3.16.

While teams do not necessarily view Emerson as a top-of-the-rotation type, a quality major-league starting pitcher under long-term control should hold considerable value leading to the Aug. 3 trade deadline.

The Mariners are in position to trade a starter because they currently have six who are healthy. Their depth also includes two top prospects at Double A, left-hander Kade Anderson and righty Ryan Sloan, plus righty Logan Evans, who is expected to return from Tommy John surgery next season.

Hancock, who opened the season in the rotation as a replacement for injured righty Bryce Miller, is not as established as righties Logan Gilbert, George Kirby and Bryan Woo, all of whom the Mariners are unlikely to discuss, sources said. Miller, pitching better than he has at any point in his career and under club control for three additional seasons, falls into the same nearly untouchable category.

The Mariners want to re-balance their roster to add more offense. And in a trade market with few sellers willing to trade for prospects, major leaguer-for-major leaguer exchanges appear likely.

Hancock might end up part of one.

No word on expected… length. Heres to a strong Donovan groin.

He went 5 2/3 with 1 ER, 2 H, 1 BB and 9Ks on Friday’s start.

Through six starts, Anderson has a 3-0 record and an 0.60 ERA that leads all full-season qualifiers. While he's also elicited plenty of weak contact, he's had plenty of success in the strikeout department. He currently leads the Texas League in punchouts and has a mindboggling 47/5 K/BB ratio. Batters have combined for a paltry .150 average and his 0.67 WHIP also leads the Minors.