Mariner Spring Training Camp

It looks like players are going to be able to

practice again at the Mariners training site.

At this point don't know when the season

will begin. The players and the owners have

to decide when that will be and where the

games will be played.

The state of Washington is starting to open 

up so they could have games at T-Mobile

Park when the season begins, however,

they could decide to have all games in

Arizona as well.

Having games in Seattle would me no 

fans or small crowds. It all depends 

when King County is able to go through

the four phases. Right now they are still

in phase 1 and not ready for phase 2 yet

though the county is asking for phase

1.5 allowing some additional businesses

to open up.

The Mariners are going to pay each minor

leaguer $400 a week for the rest of the season.

The amount would go up if they end up 

having a season. It is unlike the Oakland 

A's who have stopped paying their minor

leaguers at the end of May.

The Mariners did release at least 30 minor leaguers

this week. I expect it is the amount of players

they usually release this time of the year anyway.

The high school and college draft will be taking

place soon as well. Usually they have been

drafting 40 rounds, however, this year it will

be five or ten rounds. This means any other

eligible players will be free agents. 

College players are eligible after their junior

year of college unless they are junior college

players.  So likely juniors who are not drafted

this year will go back to college for their senior

year. 

Not known yet whether next year's draft will

go back to what it was or have less rounds.

We will have to tune in later for that.

At least it looks like baseball maybe around

the corner for us to watch so we will have 

to see. Go M's.