Thursday, March 24, 2022

Tacoma Rainiers baseball

The Tacoma Rainiers the triple-A team
of the Seattle Mariners  start there 
season  at home against Salt Lake  City
on September 5. This is a couple days 
before the Mariners start their season.

This will mean the last cuts for the
Mariners will  happen a day or two 
before the Rainiers start their season.

The Mariners  have nine pitchers on their
40-man roster not counting  non roster
invitees.  The Mariners are expected to 
go with eight relievers so at least one 
will not make the opening day roster. 

The Mariners have seven  starters on the 
40-man roster with five starters so at least
two will be sent down depending whether 
they acquire another starter. 

I read where the roster is supposed to be
28 players for the month of April then
going to 26 in May.  The two extra players
could be  on a practice squad and be active 
when needed. 

The position players will be 13 on the active
roster. Whether the Mariners  go with two or 
three catchers we will see.  If they go with 
two most likely Cal Raleigh and Tom Murphy.
Luis Torrens could be  the extra player or be
added on to the opening roster to where he
will dh and play some first base.

Say the Mariners  go with two catchers means
they will have three bench players including 
whoever is dh. The Mariners will  probably go
with four outfielder plus two extra infielders 
where at least one  can play the outfield too.

Right now the two infielders look to be 
Abraham Toro and Dylan Moore. This could 
change if Evan White makes the ball club.
The outfield would mean Julio Rodriguez be
number four unless Kyle Lewis  is healthy to 
play. Moore along with Adam Frazier  can play 
in the outfield. The same for White if he makes 
the ball club. 

So at least two infielders will go to Tacoma plus 
White if he doesn't make the ball club. Taylor 
Trammell who made the opening roster last year 
likely be  going to  Tacoma.

The last couple of the roster spots on the Mariners 
won't be easy to make. Have less than two weeks 
what happens.  


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