with spring training in the books
after losing Monday to the Padres 4-2.
The starting lineup what is expected.
Tom Murphy the backup catcher in
and is healthy right now as expected.
Cooper Hummel made one of the last
spots being the third catcher along
with fifth outfielder. Veteran Tommy LA
Stella acquired as s free agent is an
infielder who play anywhere except
shortstop. Didn't play a lot on the field
during spring training will probably
dh. Not sure who will be the opening
day starter. AJ Pollock be dh and left
fielder to give Kelenic time off against
tough lefties. I expect Kelenic will start
against lefties that are fourth or fifth
starters unless has poor history against
some of them or has faced several righties
in a row and needs a day off.
Sam Haggerty will be the primary utility
player until Dylan Moore returns in the middle of April. He will be the backup on
all the infield spots. We will see a shift
when Dylan returns. A lot depends how Hummel and LA Stella do though LA Stella will get most of the playing time early.
Taylor Trammel is expected to be healthy
in a couple weeks. With no training camp
he will go on a rehab assignment. When
he comes up will come down to how
Hummel and LA Stella do though Hummel could be his teammate in Tacoma by then.
Hummel spot on the roster will allow the
Mariners to use either Tom Murphy and
Cal Raleigh at dh while the other is at
catcher since he is the third catcher.
The Mariners bullpen is the same as it
was at the end of last season except
adding Trevor Gott taking the spot of
Erik Swanson who was traded to Toronto
in the Hernandez trade. Most likely he
will take the role of Swanson to. Chris Flexen is the long reliever and possibly
the first out of the bullpen depending
on how far the starter goes. Early on
he may be the first on when either Gonzales or Kirby pitches. Gonzales gets
in trouble early or want to limit Kirby's
pitches. I am sure at some point he will
start or be traded.
This is how the season begins so go M's.
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