Mariner Talk Chat Forum

I didn't include Marte in this questionnaire, because I feel like we all would prefer Marte. But between Donovan or Polo, who you got? I think that you might have had more peeps chiming in if you had made this a more robust poll. Polonco or Donovan, while probably accurate, is a bit anemic. For me,...

This hurts our negotiating leverage through trading.

$40M

The Farm is worthless until they either perform at the Big league level or are traded for proven Big leaguers. None of the top 10 drafted this decade have done that yet. I wouldnt go as far as worthless. There's a lot of bargaining power to be had with prospects. As we saw last season, we added Gen...

I didn't include Marte in this questionnaire, because I feel like we all would perfer Marte. But between Donovan or Polo, who you got?

Miller posted a -.8 WAR last year. Obviously that was an injury plagued down year and you would expect him to do much better this year but my thought is if you were able to win the division with that kind of performance from him last year, you can probably afford to cobble together the fifth spot i...

Problem is we take Marte and salary then who takes Millers spot? They won’t have budget for another pitcher and we see Evan’s pitching and Hancock Anderson might be ready to go out of ST Ideology behind it is either Sloan or Anderson or both should be ready to go by mid-season. Doubt they have Ande...

D-train wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 10, 2025 2:03 am

Well the Executive of the year should be able to do that. LOL

No shit, lol

Here's to hoping

Ketel Marte trade before Christmas please Jerry. I think if we can't get Polanco, then Donovan is the correct course. All that money Marte is owed is going to need to go to Gilbert and Kirby extensions. Donovan is definitely less risky and he seems like a good fit with no baggage. Gilbert and Kirby...

seattlefan-daBronx wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 09, 2025 11:47 pm

Ketel Marte trade before Christmas please Jerry.

I think if we can't get Polanco, then Donovan is the correct course. All that money Marte is owed is going to need to go to Gilbert and Kirby extensions.

D-train wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 09, 2025 6:10 pm

Its going to come down to winning and comfort vs dollars. Pirates are looking for anything with a pulse to throw money at.