Jorge Polanco, Seattle Mariners
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Veteran infielder Jorge Polanco signed a two-year deal with the New York Mets on Saturday morning, turning down strong overtures from the Seattle Mariners, who badly wanted him back this offseason. At first, it felt like the Mariners made a financial decision, not wanting to over-extend for Polanco, but in reality, it was more than that.
There's really only one way most teams lose their top free-agent targets, and the Seattle Mariners followed that playbook to a T. On Saturday, news broke that