The Seattle Mariners kept tabs on the veteran infielder before coming to terms with him on a new contract, according to team executives.

SEATTLE — Infielder Jorge Polanco and the Seattle Mariners finalized a $7.75 million, one-year contract on Monday. Polanco gets a $7 million salary, and the agreement includes a $6 million conditional player option for 2026 with a $750,000 buyout. The option price would escalate to $8 million if he has 550 or more plate appearances in 2025.

Dipoto said the front office entered the winter believing they could be in for a slow offseason. “ One of our points going into this offseason, and I know I made it sitting in the dugout in the final series,

The Seattle Mariners re-signed infielder Jorge Polanco to a one-year deal last week and the President of Baseball Operations seems quite happy to have him back.

With the pre-spring training luncheon and news conference no longer an annual occurrence and the signing of infielder Jorge Polanco officially announced Monday, the Mariners made Jerry Dipoto available to the media via video conference to discuss an offseason that most would classify as “uneventful” and others would label “uninspiring.