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Re: Roster is set

Post by Sexymarinersfan » Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:22 am

D-train wrote:
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In a vacuum it is meaningless but just adds to the pattern of making decision for non baseball reasons like Marco in the rotation until he costs us about 4 games.
Who is the superior option to Tommy La Stella?

Chances are nearly nil that La Stella's guaranteed 2023 salary of $720,000 played a role in the decision to keep him on the Opening Day roster.

Just as Marco Gonzales' guaranteed salary had little impact in keeping the lefthander in the starting rotation. Chris Flexen's repertoire is far better suited for the bullpen than that of Gonzales.
They need a back up SS and the excellent defensive SS McCoy was superior to a guy that can NOT even play SS. You have no clue if the money had a role. They have made hundreds of decisions over they years which indicates they are hyper focused on money.

The could have traded Marco and paid 90 percent of his salary, Flex a at 5 and a lefty in the pen and they would be far better off. They traded their lefty specialist in Swanson who gave up barely over .500 OPS vs. lefties with Gott who gave up about a .800 OPS vs. lefties.
If money truly were an issue they would have tried to offload Flexen and his $8M by now. I don't buy that. There's a little bit if flexibility.

And I wouldn't use McCoy and superior defense in the same sentence. His arm looked relatively weak while we were down there in the desert. But he can pick it.

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Re: Roster is set

Post by Donn Beach » Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:35 am

CBS sports, I think Tommy is there because of the possibility of a bat, think they plan to try him at dh at times
. The soon-to-be 28-year-old McCoy has yet to make his MLB debut and doesn't possess a spot on the Mariners' 40-man roster, but he came close to winning a reserve role on Seattle's Opening Day squad on the back of his strong defense at three infield spots. McCoy produced a meager .571 OPS, however, in his 44 at-bats in Cactus League play, and his deficiencies with the bat may prevent him from getting an extended look as a regular if he surfaces in the majors at some point later in 2023

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Re: Roster is set

Post by D-train » Tue Mar 28, 2023 11:18 am

Donn Beach wrote:
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CBS sports, I think Tommy is there because of the possibility of a bat, think they plan to try him at dh at times
. The soon-to-be 28-year-old McCoy has yet to make his MLB debut and doesn't possess a spot on the Mariners' 40-man roster, but he came close to winning a reserve role on Seattle's Opening Day squad on the back of his strong defense at three infield spots. McCoy produced a meager .571 OPS, however, in his 44 at-bats in Cactus League play, and his deficiencies with the bat may prevent him from getting an extended look as a regular if he surfaces in the majors at some point later in 2023
Yeah if McCoy had maintained his brief hot start with the bat he might have made it. It disappeared after that first few games...Good news is Dylan will be ready mid April according to injury return prognosticator SS.
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Re: Roster is set

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Re: Roster is set

Post by D-train » Tue Mar 28, 2023 5:48 pm

Felnin siting:
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Re: Roster is set

Post by D-train » Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:01 pm

"Baby" Yordan! Dude is a freakin BEAST! That is HUGE!!!
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Re: Roster is set

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Re: Roster is set

Post by Seattle or Bust » Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:01 pm

So I like to get obscure M's jerseys... for years I wore a Mike Sweeney jersey, then I got a Mike Morse jersey...

Just picked up a brand-new Kyle Lewis jersey at Marshall's for $15. Tought to beat.

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Re: Roster is set

Post by D-train » Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:16 pm

Seattle or Bust wrote:
Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:01 pm
So I like to get obscure M's jerseys... for years I wore a Mike Sweeney jersey, then I got a Mike Morse jersey...

Just picked up a brand-new Kyle Lewis jersey at Marshall's for $15. Tought to beat.
He got a late start but had a better slash than JK this Spring .429/1.387 38 PAs

I guess they traded him because he bitched about getting sent down.
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Re: Roster is set

Post by Sibelius Hindemith » Tue Mar 28, 2023 10:19 pm

No win prediction contest this year?

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