The Seattle Mariners took care of step one, but they certainly can't afford to relax. Re-signing Josh Naylor, which the Mariners reportedly accomplished on Sund

Free-agent first baseman Josh Naylor is returning to the Seattle Mariners on a five-year contract, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Sunday. On Monday, Passan reported that the deal is official and worth $92.5 million. It includes a no-trade clause and no deferred payments, per the report.

With Josh Naylor signing a five-year deal with the Mariners, Mark Feinsand examines where things stand with the free-agent market at first base moving forward this offseason. Did Naylor have any serious suitors other than the Mariners,

The Mets aren’t making known their plans for Pete Alonso, or any plans beyond Alonso should he go elsewhere in free agency. But if their Plan B was to try for Josh Naylor, that option is no longer possible.

What might this mean for potential Red Sox targets? At 28 years old, Naylor is two years younger than Pete Alonso and three years younger than Alex Bregman, his fellow corner infielders. But he’s also been significantly less productive than either one of them,