Okay, I admit it – the mere thought of having brothers Kyle and Corey Seager becoming the Dodgers everyday third baseman and shortstop within the next year or two was extremely exciting to me. In fact, it’s something that I have been pondering since the day the Dodgers drafted young Corey as an 18-year-old out of Northwest Cabarrus High School (Concord, NC) in the first round of the 2012 MLB First Year Player Draft.

The mere thought of having brothers Kyle and Corey on the left side of the Dodgers infield is intoxicating.
(Photo credit – Brandon Wade and David Bauman)

Over the next two years, Corey exceeded all expectations and quickly proved that he is both wise and talented well beyond his years. Unfortunately, at least for Dodger fans hoping for an all-Seager left side, so too was Kyle. In fact, the elder Seager brother, who just finished his fourth season with the Seattle Mariners, has become so proficient in his role as the Mariners everyday third baseman that he just earned his first Gold Glove at the position over the likes of Josh Donaldson of the Oakland A’s and perennial winner Adrian Beltre of the Texas Rangers.

Needless to say, with that Gold Glove and Kyle’s 25 home runs, 96 RBIs and .981 fielding percentage in 2014, it was becoming painfully obvious (for hopeful Dodger fans, that is) that the Mariners had little intention of letting their 27-year-old All-Star third baseman enter arbitration, thus reducing the odds that Kyle would be wearing Dodger Blue anytime soon.

On Monday, those odds became absolute zero when the Mariners announced that they had signed Kyle Seager to a seven-year / $100 million contract extension that will take the popular third baseman through the 2021 season and to age 34. The deal reportedly includes an eighth-year club option worth up to $20 million based performance incentives. Kyle must pass a routine physical before the deal is finalized but an official announcement is expected later today.

As most Dodger fans know, Corey Seager blazed his way through Rookie ball, Low-A and High-A in 2012 and 2013. In 2014 Corey split time between High-A Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Chattanooga where he hit a combined .349 with 20 home runs, 50 doubles and 97 RBIs – thus earning a spot on the 2014 All-Stars Futures team and a second consecutive trip to the prestigious Arizona Fall League.

Although only 20 years old, Corey Seager is extremely mature for his age – on the field and off.
(Photo credit – Ron Cervenka)

Corey will most likely be invited to big league spring training camp this February but figures to begin the 2015 season at Triple-A Oklahoma City. He will probability receive a September call to the Dodgers but it is unlikely he will see any MLB action before then.

Anyone who has spent time around either of the Seager brothers knows first-hand that they are both great kids and it’s impossible not to root for either of them – even the one not wearing a Dodger uniform.