2025 Spring Training Thread

[NWinAZ]

Yay!...

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

I guess the offseason set the tone...

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

Besides our rotation, there is nothing to be excited about heading into the season opener.

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[wazzu31]

Besides our rotation, there is nothing to be excited about heading into the season opener.

It is sad, this team is in a contention window and the most exciting part of spring training is seeing how the 19-22 year olds do

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

It is sad, this team is in a contention window and the most exciting part of spring training is seeing how the 19-22 year olds do

It's a smoke show for Jerry to tell us the future is bright. Maybe some 22yr old cracks the bigs but when these kids are ready half our rotation might be gone.

 

[wazzu31]

It's a smoke show for Jerry to tell us the future is bright. Maybe some 22yr old cracks the bigs but when these kids are ready half our rotation might be gone.

Thing is I do think the future is bright. But just don’t why both can’t happen. No one is asking for them to burn down their farm system or spend like the Dodgers. There is a nice middle ground that the Cubs or Atlanta fall into.

I know people will say Chicago is a bigger market, well tell those people to go pound sand cause there are two cities in Chicago. And it’s what bugs me about the whole medium market crap. The Yankees and Dodgers are the only teams who are “big” markets. The M’s have as much wealth chasing them as any of the other duplicate or higher market cities. I’m not exactly sure where Toronto falls though cause they can be the Dodgers but their tax is worse than the Seattle tax

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

Williamson looks big.

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

If you ever wondered what spring practices look like, it is a lot of this. Been to many of them. More fun than it looks when there watching.

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[PolarVortex]

It will be a...not so much intriguing six weeks (other than watching a few youngsters who will not be breaking camp with the team) and at the end of it I don't think there will be very many surprises. I don't think I am going out on much of a limb predicting the following 26-man roster when camp breaks:
SP#1 - Gilbert
SP#2 - Kirby
SP#3 - Miller (yeah, it's Miller. Castillo has fallen off)
SP#4 - Castillo
SP#5 - Woo (but if he has a healthy year, he could rise to #3 or #2)
Long relief/spot starter - Hancock (can't keep him in Tacoma another year)
Middle-inning relief - Thornton
Middle-inning relief - Snider
Left-handed relief specialist #1 - Speier
Left-handed relief specialist #2 - Saucedo
Mop-up relief - Vargas
Setup relief #1 - Brash
Setup relief #2 - Santos
Closer - Munoz
DH - Garver
C - Raleigh
1B - Raley
2B - Polanco
SS - JP
3B - Solano
LF - Robles
CF - Julio
RF - Aroz
Utility infielder/outfielder - Moore
Utility infielder - Mastrobuoni
Utility outfielder/DH - Haniger

Players most likely to get optioned to minors - Hancock, Mastrobuoni, Vargas
Players most likely to get traded before the deadline - Castillo, Gilbert, JP, Moore, Thornton, Santos, Solano, Polanco, Robles, Hancock, Bliss, Ford
Players most likely to get released - Haniger, Garver, Mastrobuoni, Vargas,

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

Thing is I do think the future is bright. But just don’t why both can’t happen. No one is asking for them to burn down their farm system or spend like the Dodgers. There is a nice middle ground that the Cubs or Atlanta fall into.

I know people will say Chicago is a bigger market, well tell those people to go pound sand cause there are two cities in Chicago. And it’s what bugs me about the whole medium market crap. The Yankees and Dodgers are the only teams who are “big” markets. The M’s have as much wealth chasing them as any of the other duplicate or higher market cities. I’m not exactly sure where Toronto falls though cause they can be the Dodgers but their tax is worse than the Seattle tax

Big difference is they put winning first so what they spend will be off set by keeping the stadium filled, massive merch sales, tv rev and postseason rev. They're banking profits while giving the fans a winning ballclub.

The medium market won't spend until they know they're a player away from playoff/WS run.

Then we have the shit stains of MLB which is where the M's are. Shit owners who hate the fans but love their money making them rich. It's truly a shame they can't figure out if they got a premium bat and 2 above avg bats, make a WS run they'd be banking so much more money and would be considered the best owners to ever own the M's. Yet here we are with a garbage lineup not really enthused about spring training.

 

[NWinAZ]

It will be a...not so much intriguing six weeks (other than watching a few youngsters who will not be breaking camp with the team) and at the end of it I don't think there will be very many surprises. I don't think I am going out on much of a limb predicting the following 26-man roster when camp breaks:
SP#1 - Gilbert
SP#2 - Kirby
SP#3 - Miller (yeah, it's Miller. Castillo has fallen off)
SP#4 - Castillo
SP#5 - Woo (but if he has a healthy year, he could rise to #3 or #2)
Long relief/spot starter - Hancock (can't keep him in Tacoma another year)
Middle-inning relief - Thornton
Middle-inning relief - Snider
Left-handed relief specialist #1 - Speier
Left-handed relief specialist #2 - Saucedo
Mop-up relief - Vargas
Setup relief #1 - Brash
Setup relief #2 - Santos
Closer - Munoz
DH - Garver
C - Raleigh
1B - Raley
2B - Polanco
SS - JP
3B - Solano
LF - Robles
CF - Julio
RF - Aroz
Utility infielder/outfielder - Moore
Utility infielder - Mastrobuoni
Utility outfielder/DH - Haniger

Players most likely to get optioned to minors - Hancock, Mastrobuoni, Vargas
Players most likely to get traded before the deadline - Castillo, Gilbert, JP, Moore, Thornton, Santos, Solano, Polanco, Robles, Hancock, Bliss, Ford
Players most likely to get released - Haniger, Garver, Mastrobuoni, Vargas,

Agree other than Polanco will be 3B and Moore will be at 2B per Mariners unless something crazy happens.

My pick of the spring is Cole Young over Mastrobonner or whatever his name is.