The Mariners have an opportunity to use some of their excellent starting pitching depth to improve the offense but the team has doubts.

Interest in Castillo increased significantly after the New York Yankees signed free-agent lefty Max Fried to an eight-year, $218 million contract, a Mariners source said. Castillo, 32, is owed less than one third that amount – $68.25 million over the next three years.

Seattle Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo is a hot commodity on the offseason trade market. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the right-handed