Bryce Miller Starts Friday Night

After the all-star break the Mariners start 

their rotation new. Bryce Miller will start 

over Logan Gilbert who opened the season.

Miller has a 4-3 record in ten starts with

2.18 era. He is looking like the pitcher

he was in 2024. At this point we have no 

idea how many starts the Mariners rotation 

will have in remaining 65 games. Currently 

they are going with a six man rotation.

This means Bryce should have two starts 

possibly three before the trading deadline.

The Mariners should go back to five man 

rotation but likely won't until August or

they do some piggy back.  Even mlb.com

feels that Luis Castillo will be the Mariners 

top choice to be traded. A bat and a prospect 

may go with him for the expense of his 

contract to get a right handed bat or a reliever.

The six man rotation makes it tough for the

bullpen right now. The starter has to go at

least six innings. With four high leverage 

releivers makes it tough with six starters.

The reliever in will be either lefty Jose Ferrer 

or right hander  Eduardo Bazardo coming in

first. They have three low leverage relievers 

which makes it tough when the offense is

not scoring a lot of runs and it is a close game.

The word out that Matt Brash won't return 

until sometime in August so the reason to

pick up another high leverage reliever. It

isn't fair to the low leverage pitchers who 

two have little major league experience.

Mike Rucker is a veteran however was at

Tacoma ehen called up.  So the three have

been ok under the circumstances but going

into each game just crossing their fingers 

when coming into the game. 

Gabe Speier the other lefty will come in

when facing a left hand hitting lineup

as well. Most likely in the 8th inning

depending where the opposition is in

the order. Andre Munoz is the closer

and generally pitches only in the 9th

inning. He could come in the 8th inning

with two outs to face a right handed bat.

Munoz is good for two games in a row

then needs a game off at least. I found

he has difficulty when he doesn't pitch

for five days. That is when he surrenders

runs usually. He is better to pitch the

4th day whether in a closing situation 

or not.  I would say the same goes with

Speier.

The Mariners play starting Friday for three

against the Giants and three against the

Reds at home. They have next Thursday off 

before playing the Rangers in Texas.

Julio Rodriguez is expected to come off

the injured list Friday. Not sure of any other

moves. Rob Refsynder is not expected until

July 29 depending whether they acquire 

a right handed bat before then. Go M's. 

Mariners Have 65 Games Left

They say the all-star break is the half way 

mark however 65 games mean there is

40 percent remaining on the season so

close but not half.

The Seattle Mariners have a 48-49 record.

Most of the season have led the American 

League West however right now a game

and a half behind the Texas Rangers.

The Mariners start on Friday with three

games against the  San Francisco Giants 

and then three more  against the Cincinnati 

Reds all at home.  On  July 24 they start

a series on the road at Texas against the

Rangers.  The Mariners last road trip was

1-5 and they must do better next time

and have a good home stand too.

The trading deadline ends in Early August 

this time.  The Mariners best effort in

my opinion anyway is pick up at least 

a reliever. As far as the bullpen goes been

difficult when Matt Brash went on injured 

list on June 10th the day after Cooper 

Criswell. Both were critical to lose but

Matt Brash was one of four high leverage 

relievers.  Also the fact the Mariners are 

going with six starters has made it difficult 

to say the least. 

The Mariners really need to go back to

five starters or see us count on the piggy

back with  one starting and going five 

innings while the other goes four. The 

most recent was to be Logan Gilbert 

and Emerson Hancock however the last

two times out they decided to scrap it

and have each pitch as a starter.  It

turned out both of Logan's starts were 

losses.  The last start heading into the

break Hancock was hit  and had to be

taken out in the second inning. Fortunately 

the bullpen did a good job. 

During this time the offense has struggled 

to especially against left handed pitching.

Rob Refsynder hasn't been the right handed

the Mariners thought they were getting.

He eventually went on the injured list and we 

will see if he is activated on Friday. The M's 

brass still believe they need to get a  bat. 

Whether the Mariners get a bat or not the

offense has to do a much better job  to expect 

to win.  

Brendan Donovan has just gone a rehab 

assignment however how much time that

will be we will see.  Also how healthy Julio

Rodriguez will be.  The Mariners will need

to see a better Cal Raleigh too. Randy 

Arozarena and Cole Young have been the

best part of the offense. The rest of them 

must do better. We could say the same 

the coaching and defense as well can improve.

The starters do what they have and what 

other decisions are made the Mariners still

go to the playoffs however it is still up to

them. Go M's. 

 

 

The Seahawks Defensive Line and Leonard Williams

Recently Leonard Williams was named the

best defensive player in the NFL by ESPN.

He is listed as an end but plays inside 

sometimes  too. This all comes to  how

the Seahawks have the defense set.

The outside linebackers also known as

edger rushers will set themselves up

on the line so Williams  will go inside then. 

Bryon Murphy ll who didn't have a great rookie 

season in 2024 had an excellent season 

last year and the Seahawks hope he adds 

to it again this year at nose tackle

Jarran Reed who has been around a few

years will be back at defensive tackle.

All three starters love to be moved 

around .

The Seahawks will depend on the backups 

when any of them need a rest and  add depth

when injuries may occur.

Rylie Mills drafted last year out of

Notre Dame in the fifth round missed

much of last season however made 

critical plays in the Super Bowl. He

is listed as Reed's backup however

word during the off-season is he 

may play some outside too. 

Mike Morris a fifth rounder in 2023

is listed as Leonard's back up could

see action at any of the spots. Leonard 

will be in much of the time so reason

to move Morris around too 

The Seahawks may go with nine 

defensive line players so we what

more happens.  Go Hawks!

Randy Arozarena Gets Hit

The major league all-star game was a bit

boring sfter the first inning when the 

American League had two runs. The 

pitching certainly was good.

Randy Arozarena was able to get a single

in his second at bat to the left of shortstop.

Now that the game is over. Final

AL 4 NL 0

I hope that Jerry Dipoto and Justin Hollander 

have had some good trade discussions and

get something done soon. We see how the

Mariners come out of the break. At least 

they begin with the Giants and Reds. They

have a series on the road sgainst the Rangers

and Dodgers beginning on July 24.

The Rangers come out of the break facing

the Atlanta Braves then the Chicago White

Sox so should give the Mariners the advantage.

Hopefully the Mariners players and coaches

get their heads back on. 

On Friday the Seahawks start training camp.

The Huskies and Cougars begin around 

August first.  Look forward to all three teams.

Seahawks New Ownership

On Saturday it was announced who the 

new ownership for the Seattle Seahawks.

Many fans already were skeptical. I guess 

it has too do with the  Seahawks being

rescued by Paul Allen.

I believe this is the reason the Seahawks 

won't be moving. Paul's sister Jody would 

never sell the team to someone would 

move the team.  There is talk about

having another stadium built in place

of Lumen Field. If so that would be in

the Seattle area too. Lumen Field the

lease goes through 2030 and can be 

renewed for ten years. That goes until 

2050. 

T-Mobile Park has had renovations for some

time and Lumen can too. During the World 

Cup praise came out how the field looked 

and everything else about the facility. Of

course what may change will have to come

down to the  new owners. Under Paul Allen 

and then his sister this has been one of the

best organization in the NFL.  What may

change is the city of Seattle as it has

politically over the years.

So enjoy the Seahawks and go from there.

Go Hawks!

Seattle Mariners Draft

Saturday and Sunday I shared the first 

16 picks the Mariners took in the mlb 

draft.

The 17th  round pick was a pitcher 

from North Carolina followed by two

outfielders and final pick was another 

third baseman.  In the draft  the Mariners 

picked four third baseman with three

in the first six rounds. Ace Reese the 

number one pick was listed as a third

baseman although the thought is the 

Mariners will move him to first base.

The Mariners didn't draft anyone listed

as a first baseman. The Mariners don't 

have anyone listed strictly as a third

baseman in the top 30 prospects.

It will be interesting to see where these

picks in the top 30.

The 18th and 20th pick will likely not sign

with the Mariners. The 18th pick was the

only high school player the Mariners pick.

He is expected to go to LSU. The 20th

pick is expected to return to Texas Tech.

The Mariners will keep an eye on both. 

The 18th pick won't be eligible for the

draft until after his sophomore season.

The Mariners said that high school seniors 

were not as strong a group as in past 

years.

The Mariners will likely send all their picks

they sign to Arizona for orientation and

working out. Since the minor league seasons

end at the end of August except triple A

those sent to teams will have about 30

games to play. 

Will update how these guys do. We won't 

know where most will do among the top

30 prospects until going into the  2027 

season.  Go M's 

Mariners End Losing Streak and More On the Draft

Sunday afternoon the Seattle Mariners beat 

the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 on the road and 

end the five game losing streak.

The negative was that Emerson Hancock 

was hit and left with two outs in the second 

inning. The x-rays were negative. The Mariners 

next game will begin next Friday and Hancock 

will not pitch most likely until the end of the

homestand against the Cincinnati Reds on 

Wednesday July 22. 

The Mariners scored three runs in the 

second inning with highlight JP Crawford 

two run double. Weston Wilson playing 

right field hit a solo home run in the 4th

inning. In the same inning Randy Arozarena 

hit a three run homer making it 7-0.

A good way for him to go into the all-star 

game on Tuesday.

Bottom of the 8th the Rays had a two run 

homer for their only runs. Top of the  9th

JP Crawford had another double to drive

in the final run.

In the futures game both Kade Anderson 

and Ryan Sloan each pitched an inning.

Neither gave up a hit. Only minor leaguers 

for the Mariners in the game.

In the major league draft Sunday is round 

5 thru 20. Currently have picked thru round 

16 so four more to go.

Will go through details  in Monday. Six are 

position players while six are pitcher too. 

Go M's.