{"id":93712,"date":"2025-01-11T23:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T04:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=93712"},"modified":"2025-01-11T23:44:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T04:44:31","slug":"five-mariners-third-base-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/01\/11\/five-mariners-third-base-upgrades\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Third Base Upgrades for the Seattle Mariners"},"content":{"rendered":"

An important box to check on the shopping list for Seattle Mariners President of Baseball Ops Jerry Dipoto<\/a> is third base. Dipoto and Co. let almost their entire 2024 infield walk, but they have yet to make any replacements. In 2024, the Mariners struggled to lock down a replacement for Eugenio Su\u00e1rez<\/a>. A fan favorite, Su\u00e1rez was traded by Seattle in the offseason to cut down on strikeouts. After leaving Seattle, Suarez had his least amount of strikeouts since 2021. While Josh Rojas<\/a> was an excellent defender, he wasn’t exactly the power presence Seattle needed.<\/p>\n

With almost an entire infield needed, and little time left before spring training, here are five third basemen Seattle can look at.<\/p>\n

Five Potential Upgrades at Third Base for the Mariners<\/h2>\n

5. Jos\u00e9 Tena, Washington Nationals<\/h3>\n

Does Jos\u00e9 Tena<\/a> have a very<\/em> limited sample size in the major leagues? Yes, but his 44 games in 2024 with the Washington Nationals showed extreme promise and he absolutely raked at every level in the minors. Sure, Tena didn’t exactly light the world on fire. Tena hit .267 with an OPS of .652. In 2024, he struck out 26% of the time in 2024, as opposed to the MLB average of 22%. He also walked less than the average hitter, at a 5% walk rate.<\/p>\n

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Jos\u00e9 Tena is a player I’m watching closely in 2025. A 49.2% Hard-Hit%, average exit velocity of 91.2 MPH and consistently underperformed his xStats.<\/p>\n

Only 23 years old and another Washington Nationals player. Could be a 15\/15 canidate. pic.twitter.com\/Eco7xj38EN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 LouisAnalysis (@LouisAnalysis) January 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n