This article confirms everything I have said

[D-train]

Rivas will be the last man on the Bench. Platoons in RF with Robles and Raley and DH will Refsnyder and Canzone.

Cole and Colt in a battle for a roster spot. Winning will start other than vs. tough lefty starters.

https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/brend ... ers-roster

[D-train]

Hilarious vid by Farkas (who you should all follow btw) Fans actually think the M's are going to bench or move JP for Emerson. Such Dopes. lol

https://roundtable.io/sports/mlb/marine ... rs-in-2026

[DavidGee24]

Hilarious vid by Farkas (who you should all follow btw) Fans actually think the M's are going to bench or move JP for Emerson. Such Dopes. lol

https://roundtable.io/sports/mlb/marine ... rs-in-2026

That's what I was touching on not too long ago about what's-his-face, these are human beings but people assume that it works just like in MLB The Show. If they try to just make JP switch positions you've got a big problem in the clubhouse.

[GL_Storm]

Hilarious vid by Farkas (who you should all follow btw) Fans actually think the M's are going to bench or move JP for Emerson. Such Dopes. lol

https://roundtable.io/sports/mlb/marine ... rs-in-2026

At this point I don't think it will happen, but going into the offseason I thought there was an outside chance of a surprise JP move. Definitely not something I expected to happen, but not out of the question either. And if this season for some reason goes wrong, I could see them moving JP in July.

[Sibelius Hindemith]

That said, is it possible that they would move him to 2nd if his D continues to fade?

[GL_Storm]

That said, is it possible that they would move him to 2nd if his D continues to fade?

Yes. I believe that if the coaching staff and the front office saw his defense as a significant liability, they would try to see if a move to 2nd would improve the situation.

[D-train]

That said, is it possible that they would move him to 2nd if his D continues to fade?

Yes. I believe that if the coaching staff and the front office saw his defense as a significant liability, they would try to see if a move to 2nd would improve the situation.

No chance. imo

[D-train]

He would have to develop the Yips and have like a dozen throwing errors or something or get injured. That is the only way he is moving off SS this season.

[Big_Maple]

JP will finish out his contract with the M’s and enter free agency as planned. Jerry has a huge man crush on him and will never move him or trade him.

But I also think he won’t re-sign him in free agency next year - he will look to backfill from within.

JP is fine, but he’s the baseball equivalent of a box of Mac and cheese - fine if it’s all you’ve got, but not like a big bowl of artisanal poutine with braised beef, hand cut frites, beef gravy, and melted Swiss cheese.

JP tastes great and is less filling. Everything you always wanted in a shortstop, and less.

[D-train]

Hilarious vid by Farkas (who you should all follow btw) Fans actually think the M's are going to bench or move JP for Emerson. Such Dopes. lol

https://roundtable.io/sports/mlb/marine ... rs-in-2026

That's what I was touching on not too long ago about what's-his-face, these are human beings but people assume that it works just like in MLB The Show. If they try to just make JP switch positions you've got a big problem in the clubhouse.

My analogy was moving little plastic Army men around in a sand box. lol