The Seattle Mariners have agreed with their current Ace, Marco Gonzales, on a four-year contract extension. The 27-year old lefty will make at least 30 million dollars and possibly as much as 45 million according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. Gonzales has been a consistent pitcher for the Mariners and will be one of the few to have a guaranteed spot in the rotation.
Yusei Kikuchi and Justus Sheffield will also likely help fill out a rotation that will likely only be determined after a competition in Spring Training. Former Mets prospect Justin Dunn figures to be a leading candidate as well as often injured Kendall Graveman, who did not see the field last year with the Cubs and has not been fully healthy since 2016. Waiting in the wings is Logan Gilbert, who completely dominated Minor League hitting in 2019. Look for Gilbert to make his Major League Debut sometime in 2020.
The Mariners also bolstered their bullpen with the signing of former Arizona Diamondback, Yoshihisa Hirano. Hirano had a fantastic 2018 but faltered a bit last season while still accumulating over 60 innings out of the bullpen. He joins former Cubs bullpen piece and 2016 World Series Champion Carl Edwards Jr. and incumbent closer Matt Magill in the 2020 Seattle Bullpen.