The New York Mets signing of free agent infielder Jorge Polanco has been called a panic move by an MLB insider

There are a lot of numbers that go into the two-year deal the Mets have reportedly agreed to with former Mariners infielder Jorge Polanco, and we’ll get to a lot of them, but there’s absolutely only one place to start.

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

Jorge Polanco is reportedly signing with the Mets, which brings uncertainty and opportunity to the Seattle Mariners' offseason, insider Shannon Drayer reports.

Overall last season, Polanco spent the bulk of his time at DH, adding 39 games at second, a handful at third and his emergency appearance at first. But with Alonso, who played 160 games at first last season, now in Baltimore, the Mets will currently need Polanco to spend plenty of time at the position.

The picture is starting to clear up for the Seattle Mariners' infield. As second baseman Jorge Polanco and third baseman Eugenio Suárez remain available in free