Randy Arozarena

Ben Verlander brings you his updated Team of the Week and Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena headlines the squad.

The Mariners have avoided arbitration with Randy Arozarena, as first reported by Francys Romero. The left fielder will earn $11.3MM in 2025, slightly less than his projected $11.7MM salary (per MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz). He will be eligible for arbitration once more ahead of the 2026 campaign. Arozarena, 30 in February, is coming off the…

The Mariners and Arozarena avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $11.3 million contract Thursday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

Arozarena suffered through a down year in 2024, slashing .219/.332/.388 with 20 home runs and 20 steals in 154 games. Things weren't much better after being traded to Seattle over the summer. Perhaps some of his struggles were just poor BABIP luck, but his free-swinging approach does make him a bit of a risk and Seattle is a poor park for right-handed hitters, which means Arozarena is likely outside the top 30 outfielders in fantasy for 2025.

The Mariners have avoided arbitration with Randy Arozarena, as first reported by Francys Romero. The left fielder will earn $11.3MM in 2025, slightly less than his projected $11.7MM salary (per MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz). Arozarena, 30 in February, is coming off the least productive season of his MLB career. Entering the 2024 campaign, the former…