Mariners' Hitters Fantasy Baseball Preview | Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh, Randy Arozarena, Victor Robles, Luke Raley and More

It's time for another fantasy baseball team preview. Today, we'll start by tackling the Seattle Mariners, beginning with their hitters. Check back soon for a writeup on the Seattle pitchers.

We've covered the Colorado Rockies (hitters and pitchers), Tampa Bay Rays (hitters and pitchers), Atlanta Braves (hitters and pitchers) and Chicago White Sox (hitters and pitchers) so far.

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Top Fantasy Hitters

There's several Seattle players appearing on the Average Draft Position list so far, including three hitters. 

Leading the way for the hitters is Julio Rodriguez, who is going at pick 33.47 on average. 

The next hitter on the list from Seattle is Cal Raleigh - he's going at pick 100.76 on average. Randy Arozarena is also on the list, at pick 117.06 on average.

Raleigh was the top Seattle fantasy hitter in points leagues last season. It's not often you see a catcher lead a team in fantasy points, but when they play in 153 games, it's very possible.

In his 153 games last season, Raleigh had a .220 average, but a .312 on-base percentage. He clubbed 34 home runs, drove in 100 runs, stole six bases and scored 73 runs.

He's a career .218 hitter, so that likely is to remain the same as he enters his prime. The 28-year-old had four more homers and 25 more RBIs than in a 145-game 2023 season, but somehow scored five less runs.

I love grabbing Raleigh in drafts for 2025. He's going to play nearly every day, so you don't even need to have a backup catcher (although it'd still be smart to draft one in case he gets injured). His average and strikeouts (176 in 2024) are rough marks, but the big home run and RBI totals are what make him such a great fantasy asset. 

If the Seattle lineup can bounce back a bit in 2025, Raleigh could be in for a bigger fantasy season. He'll be in the running to be the top fantasy catcher despite his lower average, and a top-five finish seems like a pretty safe floor. 

Rodriguez was second among the team's hitters in fantasy points last season.

In 143 games, Rodriguez had a .273 average and .325 OBP, which are pretty close to his career marks. He took a big step back in most other marks though.

He had 20 home runs, 68 RBIs, 24 stolen bases and 76 runs last season after having 32 home runs, 103 RBIs, 37 stolen bases and 102 runs scored in 155 games in 2023. Even if he played 12 more games last year, he wasn't going to come close to any of those marks.

Rodriguez was a top-end fantasy pick going into 2024, but is now going near the start of the fourth round. There's bounceback potential for sure, but also room for him to be a bust again if he replicates last year's numbers. I think he will be better in 2025, and wouldn't mind taking him as my second fantasy outfielder - if he was my first option, I'd make sure to draft reliable secondary options in case he struggles a bit again.

Arozarena is coming off a career-worst season in many statistics. He played 154 games - 100 with Tampa Bay and 54 with Seattle after a trade.

Arozarena had just a .213 average and .332 OBP, way below his career marks of .254 (average) and .346 (OBP). He also had 20 home runs, 60 RBIs, 20 stolen bases and 77 runs scored.

It was a rough season for Arozarena, but maybe now that he's had an offseason to settle in, the 30-year-old can get back to being an all-around fantasy threat. He's got bounceback potential, but isn't too risky a pick at his current ADP. Just don't gamble on Arozarena if you took gambles with your outfielders before him.

Other Starting Options

According to FanGraphs, Rodriguez, Raleigh and Arozarena are projected to be the team's 2-4 hitters.

Victor Robles is the leadoff guy, with Luke Raley and Mitch Haniger in platoons with Mitch Garver and Donovan Solano. J.P. Crawford, Jorge Polanco and Dylan Moore are expected to fill out the lineup, with Leo Rivas and Dominic Canzone as other bench options.

Raley was the next-best fantasy scorer after the three guys we discussed in the previous section. In 137 games, he had a .243 average and .320 OBP, with 22 home runs, 58 RBIs, 11 stolen bases and 58 runs scored.

Raley is a left-handed hitter, so he'll get more starts if he does platoon. Also, batting fifth after Robles, Rodriguez, Raleigh and Arozarena is a pretty good fantasy setup for him. Raley should be rostered in most deeper leagues, and could become streamable in standard leagues, especially if the team is facing a stretch of right-handed starting pitchers.

Moore can play all over the field, appearing at first, second and third base, shortstop, left field and center field in 2024. 

He played in 135 games, making 108 starts. He had just a .201 average, but .320 OBP. Moore had 10 home runs, 42 RBIs, 32 stolen bases and 53 runs scored. 

His position versatility makes him a decent fantasy asset, but if he replicates last year's marks, he'll be a deep-league fantasy option only.

Robles only played 91 games in 2024, but he was great in his 77 contests with the Mariners.

Robles had a .328 average, .393 OBP, four home runs, 26 RBIs, 30 stolen bases and 41 runs scored. If you double those stats to account for a full season, Robles could be a sneaky good fantasy asset in 2025.

He should be rostered in all deeper leagues to begin the year, and could be a quick waiver wire pickup in standard leagues if he continues to rake in the early part of the regular season. I don't think he'll ever be rostered in all fantasy leagues because of his lower power numbers, but if his average is that high, he should be rostered in most leagues.

Crawford struggled mightily in 2024, hitting just .202 and getting on base at a .304 clip across 105 games. 

There's some durability concerns after the past few seasons, and after having nine home runs, 37 RBIs, five stolen bases and 55 runs scored last year, he's not a highly sought after fantasy player.

I'm fine giving him some looks in deeper leagues, but he might not ever be a keeper in standard leagues again.

Polanco also struggled in 2024. In 118 games, he had a .213 average and .296 OBP.

He too has durability issues, but at least had better marks than Crawford. Polanco had 16 homers, 45 RBIs, four stolen bases and 43 runs scored.

He's got a better chance to be a standard league option at times in 2025, but he'll start out as just a deep-league guy way more often than not.

Haniger hasn't hit over .210 across the past two seasons, but he's able to provide fantasy production periodically. He had 12 homers, 44 RBIs and 42 runs scored in 121 games last season.

Haniger is just a deep-league option because of his numbers and being in a platoon, and I doubt he'd ever become more than that. That 31-homer, 100-RBI season from 2021 seems like ages ago.

Garver is another bounceback candidate after seeing his average drop nearly 100 points from 2023 to 2024. As a platoon bat though, I'm not sure he'll get enough at-bats to even be a very good deep-league option. 

The lack of at-bats for Solano is likely to hold him back as well. He's got a good enough average and OBP to be usable in deeper leagues when he's consistently in the lineup though.

Rivas and Canzone are only likely to get an adequate amount of at-bats if a player or two go down with injuries, so they aren't worth rostering unless that happens.

Top Prospects

Seattle has plenty of help on the way. 

Colt Emerson (20), Lazaro Montes (42), Cole Young (49), Harry Ford (65), Felnin Celesten (74), Jonny Farmelo (96) and Michael Arroyo (98) are all ranked in the top 100. Young and Ford have ETAs of 2025, so let's discuss them a bit.

Young has a career .279 average and .387 OBP across parts of three minor league seasons. He has 22 home runs and 49 stolen bases across 267 games, with nearly as many walks (163) as strikeouts (185). If a middle infielder struggles in Seattle, Young could get a call up.

Ford has a career .261 average and .404 OBP across four minor league seasons. He has 36 home runs, 85 stolen bases, 274 walks and 353 strikeouts across 357 games played. He's a catcher, but is getting work in the outfield to try and help him reach the big leagues.

Tyler Locklear was one of the team's top-30 prospects at the end of 2024 and got in 16 games and 45 at-bats at the MLB level last season. He's an option at first base, but could be called up to DH because of his big bat.

Josh Caron, Brock Rodden, Ben Williamson and Rhylan Thomas are some more players under age 25 in big league camp this spring training.