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ESPN reveals free agent contract projection for Mariners All-Star Randy Arozarena
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ESPN reveals free agent contract projection for Mariners All-Star Randy Arozarena originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
Only five players in Major League history have recorded six consecutive 20-20 seasons.
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Randy Arozarena, who hit 26 home runs and had 26 stolen bases this past season with the Seattle Mariners , is one of those five.
He joined Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonds, Bobby Abreu, and Willie Mays in the exclusive group.
Arozarena is now a free agent, and the Mariners extended him the $23.15 million qualifying offer on Monday, which he will likely decline.
ESPN's Kiley McDaniel projects Arozarena's contract at four years, $90 million. Next year will be the two-time All-Star's age 32 season.
"Arozarena burst onto the national stage in the 2020 playoffs, hitting 10 homers in 20 postseason games for the Rays, fewer than 100 games into his big league career at that point.
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"He has put up 20.0 WAR over six seasons since that iconic run, and his 5.5 WAR season in 2026 was a career year across the board. He well outpaced his xwOBA and career norms, but he has also had six straight seasons of at least 20 homers and 20 steals, so he has always been an offensive threat," McDaniel wrote.
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The best thing for Arozarena's offensive output may be to sign with a team that plays at a more hitter-friendly ballpark than T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
Teams in need of more power and a corner outfielder, like the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies , make a ton of sense as landing spots for Arozarena.
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Expect to see Arozarena decline the Mariners' qualifying offer in the next few days.
