getting ready for the all-star game on
Tuesday. Julio hit the most home runs
in the Derby in the first round with 42.
Unfortunately lost Vlad Guerrero Jr.
in the second round. VLAD Jr. Won it
all.
The Mariners had round three through
10 on Monday as well. First round two
shortstop, and an outfielder. Both
shortstops could play elsewhere.
Se ond round they selected a college
third baseman who is a good hitter
and can play defense.
The Mariners bullpen has been excellent
once again. Andres Munoz missed some
time however his fastball is still electric.
Paul Sewald the primary closer has 17
saves right now. Munoz will likely be
the 8th man though can pitch seventh
or ninth if necessary. In 17 games Munoz
has 24 strike outs with an era of 2.81.
Penn Murfee was injured early on is lost
for the season.
The Mariners have recently called up
two relievers double-A ball. Ty Adcock
has pitched in seven games without
giving up a run and has four hits against
him. Isaiah Campbell pitched in only one
game going one inning without giving up.
He and Matt Festa who recently called
up will see some action before one of
them is sent down when Bryce Miller
is activated. Both will tribute in the time
after the break.
Matt Brash has had his up and downs
but has been successful when needing
a reliever to stop the bleeding. Gabe Speier
and Taylor Salcedo have both pitched
well from the leftside.
Ty France has had a good first half though
inconsistent at times. We hope to see the
real Ty after the break. We all know what
is going on at second base. Wong has been
a big disappointment while Caballero has
been a big surprise. It would be nice if the
Mariners could pick up a second baseman
before the deadline. Caballero will be around
for sometime and Wong won't get an extension
like we had hoped for during the off-season.
JP Crawford has been the Mariners most consistent
player during the first half. He has done well after
being inserted into the leadoff spot. JP has the
history not hitting well after the break. We hope
not this season. Eugenio Suarez has played consistent
defense at third base however his bat has been a
lot like the rest of the lineup. He has hit better
coming into the break and we hope it continues.
AJ Pollock and Dylan Moore have been very
disappointments coming off the bench. Dylan
though did not play most of the first half. I
expect his bat will likely not improve. Having
Caballero his playing time will be limited. He
most likely play left field primarily when Kelenic
has a day off. On the other hand it would be nice
if the Mariners picked up another outfielder before
the deadline who can be on the team next year too.
Speaking of Kelenic he fell off on average after
getting off to a good start. Pitchers have been
throwing him a lot of speed pitches. I don't care
since he has hit in some clutch situations though
having his batting average climb would be nice.
We all know the struggle Julio had for much of
the first half though has improved as of late. We
hope the home run Derby will help him out the
rest of the way. How Julio goes is how the offense
goes a lot of the time. Teoscar Hernandez got off
to a terribly start though started hitting better as
time went on. His base running has been questionable
at best by trying to make singles into doubles. He
has shown a great arm on his defense. Whether the
Mariners resign him is in question. It could go either
way.
The recent promotion of Mike Ford was in question
at first however he has hit parvelous of late. Certainly
made the dh spot presentable from the left side. Now
the Mariners need a dh who can hit from the right or
have Ford hit both if he can do it. Never having success
in the majors before hard to know but I figure what is
to have a right handed dh who can't hit on the other
hand the Mariners can Hernandez at dh and blug in7
another outfielder or Cal Raleigh or Tom Murphy when
one isn't catching. The important thing is the Mariners
pick up a player before the deadline to give the fans
hope. Go M's.
The amateur draft rounds on the second day the Mariners
drafted four pitchers including 3rd round Teddy McCraw
right hander from Wake Forest. Three outfielders and another
This means in the first ten rounds the Mariners have three
shorstops, a third baseman, four outfielders and four pitchers..
This has been an offense driven draft. It will be interesting to
see who ends up in the Mariners top 30 prospects list and
especially in the top ten. I figure the Mariners will have
their three first round picks there. Tuesday will be rounds
eleven through twenty. See who comes in that group.
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