The 2024 baseball season officially ended Wednesday night with the Los Angeles Dodgers defeating the New York Yankees in the World Series.

With the season officially over, we now enter the offseason for all clubs, including the Seattle Mariners.

The first housekeeping question in the offseason by MLBTradeRumors is the change in official lists.

OCTOBER 31: Free agency begins for eligible players, but they are not allowed to sign with other teams for at least five days. Free agents no longer count toward their previous teams’ 40-man rosters. Trades of players who were on the 40-man roster are reopening for the first time since last summer’s deadline.

So yes, Jerry Dipoto cannot commit further to the trade market. Additionally, the M’s have five days to negotiate exclusively with their own free agents. However, these free agents are now no longer on the 40-man roster.

That means Justin Turner and Yimi Garcia are on the open market.

Turner, who was acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays at the trade deadline, has made a huge impact in Seattle. In 48 games with the Mariners, he hit .264 with five home runs, 24 RBIs and a .363 on-base percentage. He also helped ensure a continued veteran presence with the M’s in the clubhouse. His presence was very appreciated.

For the entire season, he hit .259 with 11 home runs.

Turner just completed the 16th year of his career with the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Blue Jays and Mariners. He is a lifetime .285 hitter who helped the Dodgers win the World Series in 2020.

The Mariners could certainly have interest in bringing him back next year, although it remains to be seen if Turner officially wants to be back. The M’s could use an upgrade at first base and could opt to sign a big name like Pete Alonso, or they could use a platoon of Turner and Luke Raley, each also getting time at DH.

As for Garcia, he has been a disappointment after also being acquired in a trade with the Blue Jays.

The 34-year-old had a 6.00 ERA in 10 games with the Sailorsgiving up several crushing home runs that led to losses. He finished the year with an elbow injury and there are questions about his health moving forward.

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