2021-2022 Mariners offseason/free agency thread

[NWinAZ]

I want the Ms to get Reynolds so bad

But for what price? I also read today where he has turned down extensions twice from the Pirates. Maybe he doesn't want to be there longterm or maybe he wants to it free agency when he can.

 

[Tapey]

But for what price? I also read today where he has turned down extensions twice from the Pirates. Maybe he doesn't want to be there longterm or maybe he wants to it free agency when he can.

I heard that the deal would be centered around Hancock, which if that is accurate that’s a 10/10 and needs to happen

 

[NWinAZ]

Oh God no!!!!

 

[Tapey]

Oh God no!!!!

That’s a player I hope decides to play for a team that’s not the mariners

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[ulmax]

not sure

how that
will go

just dont want ..to..see..losers play....while sleeping..in my ..rocking ...chair.......lolololoo

listening to crickets cherp...................

 

[ulmax]

yeah i know its a new formate...but the..chances of having ...an uncompetetive nationel league wild card..playoff are good..

while the american..is ok..for now.....

they push...stuff.....obliviusly....un...consciosly....................with..zero...regaurd..to...anything...

ok...ok..

now i will go...see ..what it is..and how it goes......no...no..joke here...

 

[ulmax]

But for what price? I also read today where he has turned down extensions twice from the Pirates. Maybe he doesn't want to be there longterm or maybe he wants to it free agency when he can.

yeah cant blame..him free agent yankees or dodgers.....and bonus...who would not...want to..and do not forget.....your agent ..would..

cry...a river...................if you did.........

 

[ulmax]

What changed to allow the sides to come together on a deal?​

Urgency created movement. The union did not panic when the league created a deadline on Feb. 28. A week and a half later, it ended up with both a better offer and increased urgency as the calendar pages fell away and there would be a point where playing 162 games -- and getting paid for it -- would be in real jeopardy. It turns out this was what was needed after months of stalled negotiations. The union's calmness in the face of the "deadlines" proved fruitful. -- Jesse Rogers

which...also...sounds like.........BSBSBSBSBS.....in the face...of fans....who...are the ones..paying for everything........

David Schoenfield: Let's not overthink this: The biggest change is two additional playoff teams, meaning 12 of the 30 teams will reach the postseason. The owners didn't get the 14-team format they desired, but this is still a 50% increase in playoff teams from 2011. What does it mean? It has historically been difficult to make the MLB playoffs, but the importance of the regular season continues to diminish, as baseball draws closer to the 16-team brackets of the NBA and NHL. What we don't know is whether it will lead to more spending. The players say no; but perhaps an easier trek to the postseason will lead to less tanking and a little more spending from teams chasing those extra playoff berths.


a result.....of...there...overblown...importance...of themselves....

screw....the ..NBA..AND NHL>>>>>>ZERO...relivance.......LOSERS

 

[ulmax]

What changed to allow the sides to come together on a deal?​

Urgency created movement. The union did not panic when the league created a deadline on Feb. 28. A week and a half later, it ended up with both a better offer and increased urgency as the calendar pages fell away and there would be a point where playing 162 games -- and getting paid for it -- would be in real jeopardy. It turns out this was what was needed after months of stalled negotiations. The union's calmness in the face of the "deadlines" proved fruitful. -- Jesse Rogers

which...also...sounds like.........BSBSBSBSBS.....in the face...of fans....who...are the ones..paying for everything........

David Schoenfield: Let's not overthink this: The biggest change is two additional playoff teams, meaning 12 of the 30 teams will reach the postseason. The owners didn't get the 14-team format they desired, but this is still a 50% increase in playoff teams from 2011. What does it mean? It has historically been difficult to make the MLB playoffs, but the importance of the regular season continues to diminish, as baseball draws closer to the 16-team brackets of the NBA and NHL. What we don't know is whether it will lead to more spending. The players say no; but perhaps an easier trek to the postseason will lead to less tanking and a little more spending from teams chasing those extra playoff berths.


a result.....of...there...overblown...importance...of themselves....

screw....the ..NBA..AND NHL>>>>>>ZERO...relivance.......LOSERS

no...one...wants...the MLB..to be..NBA...........................crackpot................un wanted noise...from...you...

ok..ok...ill settel..down....

overblown..igets...

 

[ulmax]

somehow ..i knew..this one...never...doubted it...​

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Kershaw has 1-year deal to return to Dodgers (sources)​

4:06 PM PST
lKershaw has 1-year deal to return to Dodgers (sources)

 

[ulmax]

yeah...this is the ...2nd...one i crare most..about..after draft......ahhh

5. What can they expect from Lewis, White, other recovering players?
Kyle Lewis regularly posted Instagram videos of him working out and swinging in January, which was an encouraging sign. But Dipoto has reiterated that the Mariners won’t have clarity on the 2020 AL Rookie of the Year until they see his surgically repaired knee in action in Spring Training.
Lewis will be determined to return to center field, but the Mariners will likely ease him back there, even if he is fully healthy, given his knee’s troubled history, and sources suggested that the club would’ve played him exclusively at DH had he returned late last year.

As for Evan White, he’s on track to be at full strength in camp, recovered from the season-ending left hip surgery he underwent last July

. But where does the 2020 Gold Glove Award-winning first baseman stand after Ty France emerged as the team’s MVP? In the Mariners’ eyes, it’s a good problem to have. Dipoto has toyed with giving White outfield reps, and given White’s pronounced offensive struggles in his first two seasons, with a .165/.235/.308 (.544 OPS) slash line, it’s also possible that they start him at Triple-A Tacoma to further develop his bat.

Justin Dunn (right shoulder inflammation) was trending toward a return in September, but he experienced a setback and ran out of time. Before the lockout began, Dunn was on par to throw off a mound in December at an independent facility where he trains

in Florida. Nick Margevicius (surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome) remains a question mark....ok there is maro..

 

[ulmax]

makes me puke...and is unfair..and corrupt....not that it makes much diff.......cuz..the mlb...is not the...NBA.....bull noise..people''.
no one is guaranteed...anything...with at least..2 years to go...till ..theyeven reach....mlb...you bag....unmentnable...stuff..

with wind..blowing..through it.....cllueless...pile.....gomer.......

Draft lottery
• Top 6 selections will be awarded via lottery.
• Odds would be based on the reverse order of winning percentage, with the bottom three clubs each at 16.5%.
• The 18 non-postseason clubs would be eligible, though revenue sharing payees would be ineligible to receive lottery selections in three consecutive years, while non-payees would be ineligible to receive lottery selections in consecutive years.

 

[ulmax]

makes me puke...and is unfair..and corrupt....not that it makes much diff.......cuz..the mlb...is not the...NBA.....bull noise..people''.
no one is guaranteed...anything...with at least..2 years to go...till ..theyeven reach....mlb...you bag....unmentnable...stuff..

with wind..blowing..through it.....cllueless...pile.....gomer.......

Draft lottery
• Top 6 selections will be awarded via lottery.
• Odds would be based on the reverse order of winning percentage, with the bottom three clubs each at 16.5%.
• The 18 non-postseason clubs would be eligible, though revenue sharing payees would be ineligible to receive lottery selections in three consecutive years, while non-payees would be ineligible to receive lottery selections in consecutive years.

why...they are clueless...........mlb...has 20 rounds..down....from 40.......NBA..is lucky...to have 5.....
NBA..thinks..everyone..does what...they..do...wrong...go to the back....of the class..and start...over.....stupid drag....on..

 

[ulmax]

some relivance...right there...........

The Mariners were deeply engaged with free-agent All-Stars Trevor Story and Kris Bryant before the lockout, according to sources, as well as

Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki -- all of whom are right-handed. Again, that won’t preclude the Mariners, who operate with priority on acquiring the best talent rather than fit. Seattle also loves Oakland’s Matt Chapman, another righty, though the two-time Platinum Glove Award winner would cost a hefty trade haul. Free-agent outfielder Michael Conforto, who grew up in the Seattle area, has been linked to the Mariners and bats lefty.

“We want to add some impact to our offense,” Dipoto said. “And we believe that minimally, we want to go get one impact bat, whether that's free agency or trades remains to be seen. And if we can manage to swing both, we’d like to get two. They're likely to play on the left side of our field; some combination of third base, left field, DH, is what we're looking for.


One roster priority that has changed since the lockout is the Mariners’ assessment of their rotation. After its depth was battered throughout last season, management believed in the need for a back-end arm. Yet after watching many of their top pitching prospects during Minors camp, Dipoto’s scope has shifted, and the front office plans to allocate playing time to the up-and-comers rather than a low-cost, high-innings free agent.
nice.........and ..good to..hear..

Matt Brash (the Mariners’ No. 10 prospect) was called up during the season’s final week last year. George Kirby (No. 3) has looked stellar in Minors camp and will be up sooner than later. Brandon Williamson (No. 7) and Levi Stoudt (No. 9) are also progressing quickly.
If the Mariners were to add another starter, it’d likely be of a higher ilk. They were very high on Cincinnati’s Sonny Gray before the shutdown, and a trade package with Oakland involving Chapman and one of their many available starters -- Frankie Montas, Chris Bassitt and Sean Manaea -- on paper could make sense. But it’s perhaps not as prominent of a priority given the emergence of their talent of tomorrow.