The Seattle
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went 15-13 in the Cactus League. That’s a win percentage of .535. Or, if you’re a layman, they won 54% of their decided games this spring.
We have zero tolerance for homophobia and bigotry, and condemn anyone in the community using their platform to promote anti-gay sentiments. If this upsets you, we frankly do not care and do not want you tuning in to our show. We'll be more than fine without your listenership.
If anybody needs a standing ovation planned for them, it’s Garver. I hope he forgives this fan base for the despicable actions of the few. If you’re in the group mentioned, stop supporting our show. We have no interest in your participation in our community and please seek help.
Mitch Garver: "This is by far the worst I've ever played in my career. It's tough on myself, tough on my family. The death threats and the 'retire' and 'you suck' and '[expletive] kill yourself,' and all that [stuff], it's getting old. But the only way it changes is play better."
JP Crawford has been nominated for the Gold Glove Award. Fun note, since they were traded for each other, JP has posted a 6.9 bWAR while Segura has posted a 6.8 bWAR. By fWAR, Segura leads 5.7 to 5.3. The difference: Segura has made $44.5 million, JP $3 mil.
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I’m sad today. Pete Carroll is an absolute legend and a genuine dude who forever changed the landscape in the city of Seattle, raising the bar not only for the Seahawks, but for all the teams in the region.
Was looking for tickets next weekend, because I’m a glutton for punishment I guess, and the
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have seen it fit to raise the price of their general admission seats in the J-Rod Squad 60%. That’s not a typo. SIXTY percent. Shame on you guys
This really isn’t that complicated. JP, Julio, Polanco, Garver, Castillo, and Kirby have been awful. That’s it. That’s the whole story. The support players have been fine. This is on your stars, full stop.
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This isn't on Scott. This isn't on Justin or Jerry. Hell, this isn't even on Stanton. This is soley on the players. The way they're playing right now is unacceptable. They're flat. They're making errors, putting up terrible AB's and hanging pitches. Just embarassing.
The
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clearly wanted to forge some relationship with the core of this team. Rather it’s constantly calling Cal, going fishing with Luis, hanging out in Julio’s home town, there’s clearly been an attempt from management to meet players where they’re at. Good
Cal Raleigh’s phone buzzed regularly this winter, with Mariners management keeping him appraised of its subtract-then-add offseason.
"Team to player, boyfriend to girlfriend, whatever it is -- to have a good relationship, you have to communicate."
Here’s a list of shortstops who have more PAs than Dylan Moore and a higher wRC+:
Mookie Betts
Gunnar Henderson
Trea Turner
Elly De La Cruz
Jeremy Peña
Bobby Witt Jr
CJ Abrams.
End of list. Hard to overstate how big D-Mo has been for the
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Nobody should be thinking the Mariners fleeced TB. Hopkins is an electric arm and Aidan Smith is insanely talented. Two of my favorites in the system.
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Mariners managing partner John Stanton expects the club to be active in the trade market, despite “substantial” revenue losses related to the uncertain future of ROOT Sports.
Stanton: “We've got the resources to be able to do the things we need to do.”
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
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president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto joins the show to discuss:
- If the
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are done adding this offseason
- Weighing production vs. potential
- Payroll, draft and much more!
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The case has been building for a while, but it’s just become more crystal clear the last 24 hours: the only thing stopping the
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from being one of the most dangerous teams in baseball for the next decade is John Stanton. They have the baseball ops and the players.
Since April 17, Mitch Haniger is hitting .109/.128/.196 with 20 K is 47 PAs to go along with his myriad of defensive issues. Since the same day, Luke Raley is hitting .280/.333/.280 with 5 Ks in 27 PAs and is a solid defender. We ready to have this talk or nah?
Just so we’re all on the same page… we know Blake Snell isn’t an upgrade over Castillo, Kirby, or Gilbert, right? He’s probably in their tier, but if you’re calling him an ace or a no. 1, then so are the other 3 guys
The really impressive part? Holding the Rangers to 8 runs for the series IN Texas without either Gilbert or Castillo having their best stuff/command. Fun stuff
Some people who have seen Berroa pitch for 1 inning are upset they gave him up? Berroa is a good get for Chicago. Santos is a good get for Seattle. You get Santos for 5 years. You gave up one extra year of Berroa, and some filler, for one of the best 1-2-3 backends in baseball
After Cal’s 4 hit day, he’s up to .263/.364/.474. A casual 150 wRC+.
Luis Castillo is down to a 4.40 ERA, a 2.58 FIP, and a 36:5 K/BB ratio in 28.2 innings. Fun stuff.
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Teo can’t be in the lineup tomorrow. That’s as stupid as stupid gets. Getting to second means absolutely nothing. It’s not defensible, it’s not understandable, it’s not acceptable
Multiple sources: The Seattle Mariners are calling up right-handed pitcher Bryce Miller. He will start Tuesday against Oakland.
Miller, the Mariners 4th-round pick from the 2021 MLB Draft, will be the fifth player from that class to debut (Dodd, Miller, Bibee, Silseth)
On yesterday's episode, Colby made a joke regarding Mariners internships. While we felt it was made clear his tongue-in-cheek comments were purely hypothetical and were not claiming anything as fact, the team has asked us to issue a correction below.
As always, Stanton has an open invite to explain himself to fans on the most watched/listen to Mariners podcast there is. But we both know he’ll save all his talking for when the Bogarts the mic at the next team Hall of Fame Ceremony.
Seems pretty safe to say this one's a wrap, but hey, you took 2 of 3 from arguably the best team in baseball and have lone possession of first place in the AL West heading into a much-needed day off.
Won't be a day off for us, though. Send us your
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questions below. 👇🏻
I bet I can make you like Seby Zavala a little bit more in one sentence: Zavala is a career .313/.371/.469 hitter against the Houston Astros.
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Since being swept by MIL, Seattle is 9-7. Not that impressive, right? Well, considering they haven’t gotten an inning from Robbie Ray or Andres Muñoz in that stretch, not have they really had a sustained period of offensive success from Julio, Teo, or Geno,I’d say it is.
Every free agent has flaws. Every. Single. One. Stop acting like Jorge Soler is a bad idea because he’s not perfect. There are no perfect players for Seattle to go get. None. Acquiring a player is about decided what flaws you’re willing to overlook to get the player.
Left-hander Madison Bumgarner has been designated for assignment by the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will eat more than $34 million remaining on his contract, sources tell ESPN. Story, free and unlocked, at ESPN:
Luke Raley almost quietly up to .296/.330/.449 on the season. He should probably be in the leadoff discussion. And against RHP, he shouldn’t be hitting lower than 3 for a minute
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Over his last 11 games, Mitch Garver is hitting .263/.341/.579, good for a 159 wRC+. Still running a 34% K rate but also a 9.1% BB rate in that span.
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Sometimes it only takes one guy, one big hit, to crack open the damn and get everybody else to relax. We can debate whether that hit is Pollock’s HR or Geno’s, but let’s just all hope we saw that hit tonight.
Mock Trade!
Red Sox Receive: SP Logan Gilbert
Mariners Receive: OF Jarren Duran, 2B Nick Yorke (SP
#6
), Wikelman Gonzalez (SP
#9
), & C Nathan Hickey (SP
#16
)
Red Sox land a young front end pitcher with four years of control. Mariners fill a need in the OF and get Duran under
"Colt Emerson is just an 80-grade human being."
Here's what
@JoeDoyleMiLB
had to say about
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first-rounder Colt Emerson during our pre-draft chat a couple weeks ago.