Mariners Make Moves

Monday was a day off as the
Mariners traveled to Detroit
from Anaheim after splitting
the series between them and
the Angels.

Tuesday Marco Gonzales will
makes his second start since
coming off the injured list. The
Mariners did make a few moves
on the roster for the Tiger series
which is two games before heading
to Cleveland.

The Mariners decided to send 

Jarred Kelenic back down to

 triple-A Tacoma. Hopefully he 

will get some individual help to 

work on the areas he had hitting 

in the major leagues. Obviously 

the pitchers are better in the

majors then in triple-A. 

What I am saying is the hitting

 coach whether the one who works 

with all the players at Tacoma or

 the one that goes throughout the 

minor league teams should make 

Kelenic his  special project. 

These days with every pitch and

 at bat shown on video he can see 

what pitches he is having trouble 

with. It is obviously the scouts on 

the other teams figured out what 

Kelenic can't hit. Besides watching

video he should go out for a few

hours and hit those pitches over 

and over again. We know he likely

won't see a lot of it in game action 

or when he does the pitchers are 

not as good as the ones in the majors.

The Mariners brought up Shed

Long Jr. who recently did a rehab

assignment in Tacoma to take 

Kelenic spot. Most likely he will

play second base with occasion 

in left field. 

I know there are those who are 

excited to see Long play again 

with the Mariners. Have to 

remember he didn't have much

success in Seattle before. Last 

year he didn't play at all in game 

situations so 2019 was his last

time playing in Seattle and that

was sparingly as well. I do hope

he has success. 

Sam Haggerty was moved to the 

60-day injured list so won't be 

seeing him soon it looks like. 

The chances are he won't be on

the Mariner roster until August 

or late July anyway. He will 

probably do a rehab assignment 

as well.

Speaking of rehab assignment 

Dylan Moore is starting his with 

Tacoma this week. How long he 

will be there we will see. When

he is recalled he likely will share 

second base with Long well

as playing some outfield. This 

will depend on Long and the 

outfielders on the roster.

With Kelenic being sent back 

to Tacoma and Long now being 

on the roster Taylor Trammell 

will be the starting center fielder

I expect with Jake Fraley in left

field. Long may play some left

field when Fraley or Trammell 

or Haniger need a day off.  

Haniger we know will have 

more days off in the field and

go to dh. Fraley and Trammell 

will probably dh when given

the day off in the field as well. 

With a bit of difference in the 

lineup it will be interesting to 

see how the Mariners will do

in the Detroit series. Go M's.