Former Guardians infielder who did next to nothing in 2025 signs with AL powerhouse 

Last season the Cleveland Guardians cycled through a variety of players who had uninspiring tenures with the club. 

Perhaps no player summarizes that thinking more than infielder Will Wilson, who spent a good portion of the summer on the Guardians’ roster despite not providing much of anything in terms of offensive production. 

While his journey with the Guardians entered earlier this offseason after Cleveland outrighted him off the roster, he caught some new MLB life on Saturday thanks to him signing a minor league deal with the Mariners that included an invite to big league spring training. 

Former Guardians infielder Will Wilson signs minor league deal with the Mariners 

The Guardians acquired Wilson last offseason via minor league free agency, which eventually led to him earning a spot on Cleveland’s big league as a utility infielder. However he posted a .192/.267/.244 slashline in that time, though he did handle his own at various spots defensively on the diamond. 

Although Wilson’s time on the roster was a big puzzling, it makes a little more sense when you consider that he was a cheap option with no service time considerations who wasn’t going to fit into Cleveland’s long-term picture. 

So rather than call up someone like Travis Bazzana who was still a step away from MLB, the Guardians’ front office decided to roll with Wilson. 

But he ended up being expendable this offseason due to the number of prospects the Guardians needed to add to their 40-man roster, and they ended up replacing him in their minor league depth by signing former Nationals top prospect Carter Kieboom to a MILB deal.

Even though Wilson struggled in the bigs with the Guardians, it’s not a surprise that he was able to ink a minor league deal considering he posted a .760 OPS at Triple-A. 

That said, Wilson will have a bit of an uphill battle to make the Mariners’ roster thanks to prospects Ben Williamson, Colt Emerson and Cole Young being ahead of him on the depth chart alongside a variety of veteran players. 

The Mariners did lose third baseman Eugenio Suárez to the Reds in free agency, so there’s at least one position of instability that could work in Wilson’s favor. 

It’s also important to remember that Wilson wasn’t on any Guardians’ fan’s radars last season and he ended up spending nearly half of the summer on the Guardians’ roster, so it seems like there’s still a chance that he could end up helping the Mariners’ on the big league level at some point in 2026.

And if he does get into a game with the Mariners, he would replace Yohan Ramírez as the best Immaculate Grid answer for a player who played for Cleveland and Seattle.