The Mariners got a live look at a possible trade market piece over the weekend, and the San Francisco Giants may have given Seattle a couple of names to keep circling.
Seattle took two of three from San Francisco at T-Mobile Park, and according to reporting from Susan Slusser, the Mariners were among the teams scouting the Giants in person. Slusser didn’t identify the targets directly, but the assumption is that Seattle was tracking infielder Casey Schmitt and outfielder Heliot Ramos, two players she said are drawing interest.
Ramos is the more obvious fit on paper. The 26-year-old outfielder made his major league debut in 2022 and has put together a strong 2026 season, batting .276 in 62 games with nine homers, 30 RBIs and a 118 OPS+.
He’s hitting .265 against right-handed pitching and .315 against left-handers. He’s also under team control through 2029.
There’s a clear reason Seattle would have interest. MLBTradeRumors has graded Ramos as a very poor defender in center and left field, though he has been above average in right. Even so, his bat would give the Mariners help against left-handed pitching now and in the seasons ahead, especially with Victor Robles and Randy Arozarena both set to hit free agency after the season.
ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney also brought up Ramos as a possible Mariners target on the “Refuse to Lose Territory” podcast on July 9.
"I think another guy, and this one I find to be more likely in terms of a potential fit, is Heliot Ramos of the San Francisco Giants. He's a right-handed hitter.
He's come off the injured list recently. He's actually performed well.
Earlier this week, he had the game where he had, what? Two homers and a triple.
I suspect there's going to be some play on Heliot Ramos, but again, we're only talking about that specifically because the Giants are one of the few teams that have actually declared themselves to be sellers.
We're going to hear about more teams being sellers over the next two weeks, but at the moment, it doesn't feel like there are a lot."
Schmitt brings a different kind of appeal. The 27-year-old debuted in 2023 and has hit .275 across 92 games in 2026 with 19 home runs, 50 RBI and a 120 OPS+.
He’s been better against lefties, batting .323 in those matchups, compared with .257 against right-handers. He, too, is under team control through 2029.
The fit is less clean, though, because Schmitt would add to an infield picture that already includes Colt Emerson, Cole Young, JP Crawford and Josh Naylor. That creates a real roster question for Seattle.
Would the Mariners send Emerson down to open a spot? Would they let Crawford leave in free agency after the season and build around Schmitt going forward?
Those decisions are still unresolved.
The price would depend on how many teams jump into the bidding. Seattle has prospect capital it could use, with Felnin Celesten, Lazaro Montes and Michael Arroyo all mentioned as possible trade chips. The Mariners could also look at dealing from the big league roster, where Luis Castillo and Luke Raley are among the names facing uncertain futures.
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