Jarred Kelenic Superstar or not

Last year Jarred Kelenic  had the pressure 

on him coming up as the top prospect in

the Mariners system. 

Most if the season  he put the pressure on  

himself. He did perform well the last couple 

weeks of the season. He and the Mariners 

are hoping  it is the beginning of better

things.

Those who  have  seen  him hitting in training 

camp like Jerry Dipoto and  manager Scott 

Servais believe his bat is looking more relaxed.

Jesse Winker has taken him under his wing

as well. When he came up with the Cincinnati 

Reds he was a top prospect to.  He knows the

pressure doing so as well.

Kelenic told the media he is doing the same for

Julio Rodriguez to. Wants him to know the

pressure and pitfalls of being a top prospect. 

Whether Kelenic or  Rodriguez become superstars 

or not the importance is being at least good major

leaguers.  Having Winker and Eugenio Suarez in the

lineup well as Ty France and Mitch Haniger will  help

Kelenic wherever he is placed. Where Kelenic begins 

the season the spring training games will tell.

Friday is the opening game so where Kelenic is gives 

us a better idea. I  am  sure  he is facing a right-handed 

or left-handed starter will determine his spot in the

lineup up too. Stay tuned go M's.

Mariners New Teammates and More

The Seattle Mariners added more

fire power to  the offense on Monday.

So far Jesse Winker  and Eugenio 

Suarez seem to  be  working out

well for the the Mariners in training 

camp.

Along with the signing of  pitcher 

Robby Ray before the lockout the

Mariners  seem to be an improved

team. Not only in talent but how 

each one is working with their 

teammates.

April 7 we will start finding out

how it works.  The Mariners could 

add  ore parts to the  puzzle as well.

News came out Kris Bryant signed

a six- year deal with the Colorado 

Rockies so Jerry Dipoto must have 

known something up when he made

the trade.

The Seattle Seahawks signed three

free agents. Outside linebacker Uchenna

Nwosu formerly of the LA Charges, 

cornerback  Artie Burns with Chicago 

Bears last year and guard/center 

Austin Blythe who played last year

with Kansas City.

Looks like three veterans who can help 

the Seahawks. Nwosu is known best

as a pass rusher while Burns will help

with the  loss of DJ Reed to the NY Jets.

Reed became a good corner for the

Seahawks. Going to mission for sure.

The Seahawks have need at center so

 Blythe might fit in nicely. 

More moves coming up for the Seahawks 

so see who lands here.

The NCAA tournament known as March 

Madness starts Thursday. See if Gonzaga 

can make the run all the way. 😊😊

Abraham Toro Super Sub

The acquisition of Adam Frazier from the

San Diego Padres in the fall and  on Monday

f Eugenio Suarez from Reds Abraham Toro 

is a player without a position.  We should 

see Abraham Toro  in the lineup frequently 

anyway. 

We hope to see the Abraham Toro we saw

right after acquiring him before the trading 

deadline and not at the end of the season 

when he went into a slump.

Being a  switch hitter will give Toro advantage 

playing several positions.  The  Mariners  could 

see him in the outfield and first base as well 

as second and third. He may be at dh sometimes 

against right handed pitching. 

Suarez  bats right-handed so could see Toro 

playing third against right-handed pitching

sometimes. Frazier a lefthanded hitter we

should see Toro  sometimes against lefties. 

Depending on how the outfield works out we

may see Toro out there as well. Both Winker 

and Jarred Kelenic hit left handed  so Toro 

could be out there against lefties. This would 

depend how healthy Kyle Lewis is as well. I 

expect Lewis would be the Mariners top choice 

in the outfield against lefties. We hope Lewis 

to be healthy all season.  It depends to Julio

Rodriguez makes his debut in the majors too.

Anyway wherever Toro is  able to play and 

how often is a good sign for the Mariners.

The  Mariners look to have improved offensive 

lineup over last season. Go M's. 

Mariners Make Trade Monday

The Seattle  Mariners  made a  trade 

with the Cincinnati  Reds that was 

finalized Monday afternoon. 

The Mariners  picked up two players

that were two  parts in a way. The 

outfielder  is Jesse Winker who 

batted over .300 facing right handed

pitching.  He does hit left handed and

most likely  be platooned as he doesn't 

hit lefties  to well.  

The other is third baseman Eugenio 

Suarez. He may start at third base

but Abraham Toro will see action 

there to well as second and first 

base. Toro likely be known as a super

sub.

The Mariners gave up outfielder Jake 

Fraley, pitcher Justin Dunn and prospect 

pitcher Brandon Williamson. Also, the

Reds will pick up a player to be named

later as well. The Reds are expected to 

pick up part of Winker's multi-year contract.

Right now  the starting outfield looks like

Winker in left, Jarred Kelenic in center and 

Mitch Haniger in  right. Against lefties 

Kyle  Lewis  will play left field and possibly 

center sometimes  depending on his health. 

Against  righties  Lewis may dh. Against

lefties probably see Luis Torrens at dh unless 

he is catching.  This would depend on  whether 

Tom Murphy  is  doing well  or not or is even 

on the team. 

Winker played five seasons with the Reds. In

2021 he had 24 home runs and 71 rbi's. 

Should help  offensively with the loss of

Kyle Seager. He will  probably  bat somewhere 

in the middle of the batting order. 

Actually  Suarez is a home run hitter as well 

from the right side. He has been with Reds 

longer than Winker who was the key to the 

trade. Suarez actually hit .198 but had 31

home runs. Didn't know  that until I  looked 

it up. 

Does this mean the Mariners  won't sign

Kris Bryant. Not sure but the Mariners could

still sign him and move Suarez. The days 

ahead will be  interesting. 

Jake Fraley  I  enjoy watching. I  hope he

is able to tone his talent in Cincinnati. Not

sure  of the outfielders on the Reds. I hope 

he has good  chance to play. Justin Dunn  

missed a lot of 2021. Probably wouldn't 

have had much of a shot in Seattle this season. 

I wish the  best for  him too.  Williamson we

didn't get a chance to  see pitch but the talent 

the Mariners have in the farm system we wish 

him the best too. Go M's. 😊😊

Seahawk make moves

As we are waiting  for the  Seattle Mariners 

to make  moves the Seahawks  made 

signings of their  own players  on Monday. 

I heard over Seattle  sports radio that 

safety  Quandre Diggs signed new deal for

three years  as well as  tight end Will Dissly.

Also defensive  lineman Al Woods did to.

Not sure how long Woods deal is but likely 

for one year. I  am sure other deals will 

come to.

As far  as  the Mariners   no free agency 

deals made yet. Heard the Oakland A's

traded first baseman Matt Olson to the

Atlanta Braves for two top prospects 

and a couple  other minor leaguers. So

to pull off a  trade for  a  top player might

cost the Mariners  more than they want to. 

I  am  sure  teams will  ask for outfielder 

Julio Rodriguez  and pitcher George! Kirby

but that likely  not happen.  Stay tuned.

Mariners Make A Couple Moves Sunday

Nothing big did the Mariners do on 

Sunday,  however,  we hope make

big signings on Monday.

Catcher Jose Godoy and lefty pitcher

Aaron Fletcher were put on  waivers to 

make room on the 40- man roster.

Godoy was claimed by the SF Giants 

while Fletcher by the Pittsburgh Pirates. 

Neither  player was likely going to make 

the Mariners team out of  spring training.

This does  mean they do lose some depth 

in triple-A, however,  this looks like the

sign the Mariners plan to sign a couple 

free agents hopefully  Monday. 

I am sure the Mariners  will  be done with 

moves after this as well. I am sure Jerry 

Dipoto is  looking at the waiver wire to  see

who might be available to pick up as well.

We hope not until after signings.

Kris Bryant is still  the biggest name out

there the Mariners are looking to  sign.

The Mariners right now shown to be at 

the top of the list. Also, Trevor Story but

he could end up somewhere else. The

LA Dodgers is  one team mentioned. Likely 

cost more for Story than what they want

to pay but we will see.  We hope today.

Want to know when the first spring training 

game will be? It will take  place against the

San Djego Padres this Friday. It will be

interesting to see who they have to and any 

trade between them. 

I hope to  have another post Monday  with 

good news on acquiring a  player. Go M's. 

Nothing heard yet on Mariners

When it comes to  free agent signings

or trades nothing heard yet. Maybe today 

( Sunday) or Monday we will  hear about

a signing and or trade.

Kris Bryant  formerly of SF Giants and

Chicago Cubs has been  the biggest 

name. Mariners  sign Bryant  he would 

likely  play  third base with  an occasional 

time at first base and outfield. 

Another one is Trevor Story formerly of

the  Colorado Rockies.  Though he played 

shortstop at Colorado  he maybe more 

versatile than Bryant. You have to expect

shortstop can play almost  anyway. On the

Mariners  he could end up playing any of

the infield spots. JP Crawford is expected 

to start at short most of the  time, however,

having Story  allow the Mariners to  give

Crawford a day off once in a while.  If the

Mariners  sign both Story and Bryant we 

could see Story more at second and Bryant 

at third.

Another  player the Mariners may sign is

Japanese  outfielder  Seiya Suzuki. Wouldn't 

be nice to have a other Japanese outfielder 

last name of Suzuki. The other one we knew

by his  first name as Ichiro. Not saying he will 

be as good  but coming close wouldn't be 

bad.

Trade wise no names out there in the rumor

mill, however,  we know Jerry Dipoto always 

likes to surprise us. Go M's!