Mariners first half /season

[ulmax]

Tim beckam leads mlb with 3 HRs
Mariners wallop the reds 12=4
Nice start after japan

Some headline...mariners K O sale

And mariners have a chip in shoulder

Nice start..and a good mariners lineup

 

[ulmax]

Strickland gives the game to the red Sox in
The 9th when it was obvious he did not have good stuff..and servais did not pull him
It's ok I can understand...After a couple years of having deaz....now servais has to work in the 9th inning....lollol
Strickland is a deferent pitcher He will have to learn how he is

So mariners are 3-1 with 1 should have won
You can't have to Many 9
Of those and go to the
Playoffs....lol ...playoffs..playoffs...who said anything
About playoffs
Yeah...but I think there is a chance...and I think they are a better team than last year
Loses
Paxton and diez..and really I think

Diaz the all world closer...is the guy that they could not REplace ...and yet they had to trade him with cano
That is understood as well

Kikuchi pitched well..the bull pen should have closed it out for the win
Mariners offence is awsome.
And I am a
Santana
And
Beckham
Fan now
When I see
Smith play more...i will prob be a fan there as well
Also he did well in that game

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

If we win tonight I'll be shocked. We won a few games, everyone gets a little hope, and then the Mariners show up and we'll quickly lose the next 3-4 (putting us below .500). I mean I hope I'm wrong, but I've seen too many non-playoff seasons with this team (currently leading ALL major US sports with the longest playoff drought) to know not to get excited.

 

[seahawksfan234]

If we win tonight I'll be shocked. We won a few games, everyone gets a little hope, and then the Mariners show up and we'll quickly lose the next 3-4 (putting us below .500). I mean I hope I'm wrong, but I've seen too many non-playoff seasons with this team (currently leading ALL major US sports with the longest playoff drought) to know not to get excited.

I'd rather the team tank and get a decent draft pick. This team isn't built to realistically contend in 2019. My hope is that our trade bait (Encarnacion, Bruce, etc.) play extremely well so we're able to land something that'll help us in 2020-2021.

 

[Duders]

It's like the Mariners are a drug that most of us get hooked on and during the off season we crave that drug soooooo bad that when the next season starts, we get our "fix" and it feels so good with that drug back that we lose all logical reasoning until the craving wears off and the drug brings us back to reality.

 

[ulmax]

If we win tonight I'll be shocked. We won a few games, everyone gets a little hope, and then the Mariners show up and we'll quickly lose the next 3-4 (putting us below .500). I mean I hope I'm wrong, but I've seen too many non-playoff seasons with this team (currently leading ALL major US sports with the longest playoff drought) to know not to get excited.[/QUOT]

Yeah I agree..it is early..and the playoff chance is small....maybe better than one in a milloin...right right..so your saying we have a chance...lololol

1.Yeah but what I am excited about is the depth of the mariners

So even if they have injured guys they have guys to replace them

It has not always been as good as it is now
The overall quality of players in the line up is real good
Compared to Ackley/saunders.rookie days

If Felix would pitch 50 /50 as a #5 starter ...there maybe a chance
Lol
If the bull pen jells. And solidifys...yup there maybe a chance.....lolol

 

[ulmax]

I'd rather the team tank and get a decent draft pick. This team isn't built to realistically contend in 2019. My hope is that our trade bait (Encarnacion, Bruce, etc.) play extremely well so we're able to land something that'll help us in 2020-2021.

Agreed..and that is.like 25pct of what Jedi
Is doing
25 other pct..get players coming off bad
Years...give them the oppertunity to have a better year this year
by coming to a revisioning mariners team
.having a youth movment at the same time

While jedi was doing both of those things
I think the gamel for santana trade was a really good trade for both teams..cuz gamel fits for Milwaukee and Santana fits
For if for the mariners
..much much better as an American league Lf guy..gamel fits so much better
Than Santana for Milwaukee
as a 4th of guy and dh or playing if so the other of guy can dh when playing American league...almost a no brainer
When you think about it..for both sides
That said

Jedi,s reclamation projects
Jay Bruce
Tim beckham..so far doing well

Kyle seager..yeah they did not have to trade for him but he still is a reclamation
Project..
.and we saw Moore make three
Error,s last night and almost lose the game...kyles defence is still good

With that not a reclamation but Healy fits like a glove as a 1b/3B with Bruce and seager...go figure..built in platoon

Really...the only thing is...is that they have
One to maney dh guys...that is all

And a need for an all world closer...lol

The way to add more Draft pick,s is to
Trade for competitive balance picks.
Just an altirnative...to tanking

Arizona,s 8 picks in the top 100 is sticking out like a sore thumb

 

[seahawksfan234]

Agreed..and that is.like 25pct of what Jedi
Is doing
25 other pct..get players coming off bad
Years...give them the oppertunity to have a better year this year
by coming to a revisioning mariners team
.having a youth movment at the same time

While jedi was doing both of those things
I think the gamel for santana trade was a really good trade for both teams..cuz gamel fits for Milwaukee and Santana fits
For if for the mariners
..much much better as an American league Lf guy..gamel fits so much better
Than Santana for Milwaukee
as a 4th of guy and dh or playing if so the other of guy can dh when playing American league...almost a no brainer
When you think about it..for both sides
That said

Jedi,s reclamation projects
Jay Bruce
Tim beckham..so far doing well

Kyle seager..yeah they did not have to trade for him but he still is a reclamation
Project..
.and we saw Moore make three
Error,s last night and almost lose the game...kyles defence is still good

With that not a reclamation but Healy fits like a glove as a 1b/3B with Bruce and seager...go figure..built in platoon

Really...the only thing is...is that they have
One to maney dh guys...that is all

And a need for an all world closer...lol

The way to add more Draft pick,s is to
Trade for competitive balance picks.
Just an altirnative...to tanking

Arizona,s 8 picks in the top 100 is sticking out like a sore thumb

I felt that the Santana trade was straight up robbery in terms of overall value. If Domingo Santana can continue to hit like he is right now and how he did in 2017 you can argue that he's a legitimate average/above average starting corner outfielder. As you mentioned, Gamel is more of a fourth outfielder. I'd take Santana over Gamel any day.

 

[Anointed One]

Mike Zunino's state line so far this season...

 

[Cloud]

Mike Zunino's state line so far this season...

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He does account for 1R so not all is lost for TB lol

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

I'd rather the team tank and get a decent draft pick. This team isn't built to realistically contend in 2019. My hope is that our trade bait (Encarnacion, Bruce, etc.) play extremely well so we're able to land something that'll help us in 2020-2021.

I'd expect them to come back down to earth but it would be the Mariner way if they were .500 by the ASG and ended the year a tad under killing our top 5 pick.

 

[rightstuff]

At this point, SO much more fun to watch than previous years, including last year.

 

[ulmax]

Healy was a 3b with the A's, but is clearly a subpar 3B. He needs to be at 1B once EE and Bruce are gone.
Vogey, not an option.
Hopefully White will be ready in 2 years.

Who plays 3rd? Back to Seager? Shed? Beckham?

Yes, Clearly DEFENSE is an issue this season.


But is sure is nice to NOT be sitting on 3 hits and 1 run after 7 innings.

Yeah..seager is the answer at 3b..with Healy for offence though platoon style

Really...i think it will work...but we will have to wait to see

 

[ulmax]

I felt that the Santana trade was straight up robbery in terms of overall value. If Domingo Santana can continue to hit like he is right now and how he did in 2017 you can argue that he's a legitimate average/above average starting corner outfielder. As you mentioned, Gamel is more of a fourth outfielder. I'd take Santana over Gamel any day.

Mariners also gave up a fairly good prospect...the pitcher from harvard
He did throw two no hitters at that lvl

Milwaukee wanted him....like the mariners wanted kilinic...that stuff is leftover stuff from the last draft..that ends up showing itself in the trade season

Also interesting to note..the top 150 which is
The first five rounds
Is the top 10 pct in the draft

 

[ulmax]

A meandering

I think collage and high school drafts should be separate
But maybe it is just to much trouble to do it that way
And there are no gaurantee,s with players
You get what you get
And international is already separate

Jeckle or hide..if the moon is full...!!
!!...lol

 

[seahawksfan234]

Mariners also gave up a fairly good prospect...the pitcher from harvard
He did throw two no hitters at that lvl

Milwaukee wanted him....like the mariners wanted kilinic...that stuff is leftover stuff from the last draft..that ends up showing itself in the trade season

Also interesting to note..the top 150 which is
The first five rounds
Is the top 10 pct in the draft

I looked up the pitcher you mentioned from Harvard and I honestly don't think we lost much. I don't believe he was even a top-30 prospect in the organization and he's just a reliever. Also for what it's worth, he was just an 18th round pick.

 

[seattlefan75]

I felt that the Santana trade was straight up robbery in terms of overall value. If Domingo Santana can continue to hit like he is right now and how he did in 2017 you can argue that he's a legitimate average/above average starting corner outfielder. As you mentioned, Gamel is more of a fourth outfielder. I'd take Santana over Gamel any day.

I agree it was a good trade for us we have been swiping the brewers even going back to the Segura trade. I think with Braun and Yelich they didn't have enough space for Santana so that was a big reason why they traded him away. Still was great for us.

 

[seahawksfan234]

I agree it was a good trade for us we have been swiping the brewers even going back to the Segura trade. I think with Braun and Yelich they didn't have enough space for Santana so that was a big reason why they traded him away. Still was great for us.

I think it worked out for both teams to a certain extent.

The Mariners overall received a better talent than the Brewers, but Gamel offers more as a 4th outfielder than Santana does.

 

[ulmax]

I think it worked out for both teams to a certain extent.

The Mariners overall received a better talent than the Brewers, but Gamel offers more as a 4th outfielder than Santana does.

Yeah..he was 18th round burn it still good in a trade so all is well

 

[ulmax]

My phone sometimes makes up its own words..lol

Anyway..the top 150 in the draft are big
Which I consider the top 10 pct
Most likely to go to mlb
But a lot of the mariners draft picks from last year may have a chance
Bobby honeyman 3b
Beu banton 2b
Nick rodregez 1b..he was a ss for unlv
All those guys were lower round

I hope the mariners continue to draft well
This year they need starting pitching
#1 priority ...imo