Mariners in on Mike Napoli?

[hawkfan1073]

looks like we might not be done....woooohoooo

 

[Cobiemonster]

Would be a good move too - but not sure why the Red Sox would let him go honestly

 

[johnfree63]

Would be a good move too - but not sure why the Red Sox would let him go honestly

Not like they would have a choice. Napoli is a free agent.

 

[kcden]

Would that mean no way Kendrys is coming back? Or would we have both rotate at 1B/DH?... and wouldn't that leave a constant fielding liability there?

 

[hawkfan1073]

Would that mean no way Kendrys is coming back? Or would we have both rotate at 1B/DH?... and wouldn't that leave a constant fielding liability there?

I think they are sticking with Smoak at 1st....I see them signing one but not both.

 

[blstoker]

I think they are sticking with Smoak at 1st....I see them signing one but not both.

I agree. I think that Smoak will be the guy who is currently on the roster who would benefit the most from having top notch bats in the order. He's shown he can hit when given good looks, but when pitchers can afford to let him on base and nibble the corners of the plate, it really hurts him. So having Cano and other good bats in the order to help protect him (cause we know he's willing to walk) will just make pitchers come at him more aggressively and be more likely to give him pitches to hit.

 

[Podunkparte]

Let Kendrys walk and get the draft pick. Sign Napoli as full time DH (I'm done with Montero at this point).

Miller
Ackley/Saunders
Seager
Cano
Napoli
Smoak
Zunino
For 8 and 9 see how LF and RF play out

I think that has the looks of a nice lineup from a perspective in December

 

[seahawksfan234]

Would that mean no way Kendrys is coming back? Or would we have both rotate at 1B/DH?... and wouldn't that leave a constant fielding liability there?

The Mariners extended Morales a qualifying offer which he may end up having to accept. I have not seen on MLBTR about interest in him and any team would have to give up a 1st rounder for him. It is not characteristic of Boras, but Morales may not have much choice.

 

[hawkfan1073]

The Mariners extended Morales a qualifying offer which he may end up having to accept. I have not seen on MLBTR about interest in him and any team would have to give up a 1st rounder for him. It is not characteristic of Boras, but Morales may not have much choice.

Morales is a more than capable crutch we might have to rely on....could be way worse.

Middle of the order looking:
Seager
Cano
Morales
Smoak

 

[seahawksfan234]

Morales is a more than capable crutch we might have to rely on....could be way worse.

Middle of the order looking:
Seager
Cano
Morales
Smoak

I could really live with that.

I think I would prefer to add Choo than Napoli though. Choo fills a bigger gap than Napoli would assuming Morales stays. If Morales goes adding Napoli makes more sense though.

 

[seahawksfan234]

I think Smoak would really benefit from having Cano in the lineup as blskoter said.

 

[hawkfan1073]

I could really live with that.

I think I would prefer to add Choo than Napoli though. Choo fills a bigger gap than Napoli would assuming Morales stays. If Morales goes adding Napoli makes more sense though.

Plus Choo partially solves our OF problem.

 

[blstoker]

Morales is a more than capable crutch we might have to rely on....could be way worse.

Middle of the order looking:
Seager
Cano
Morales
Smoak

Please don't put Seager at #3. He's a much better #5 hitter. His style fits and his splits are much better at #5 (nearly 100 points higher at #5 than #3 {.324 to .233}). I would much rather see this:

Cano
Morales/Napoli/Choo
Seager
Smoak

 

[Logicallylethal]

I would actually prefer Morales over Napoli but either way we get a nice power hitting dh so I'm fine with it.

As for Smoak I'm more than okay with him at first as long as we have other guys around him and he's not the sole guy we're relying on to generate runs. His defense is one of the better defenses in the game and I still hold out hope that he can produce more consistently

 

[unlvmariners]

I would actually prefer Morales over Napoli but either way we get a nice power hitting dh so I'm fine with it.

As for Smoak I'm more than okay with him at first as long as we have other guys around him and he's not the sole guy we're relying on to generate runs. His defense is one of the better defenses in the game and I still hold out hope that he can produce more consistently

I agree, I would prefer Morales over Napoli but I would be fine with either.

 

[seahawksfan234]

I agree, I would prefer Morales over Napoli but I would be fine with either.

For whatever reason I have concerns about Napoli. Morales has been solid for us and I think it makes sense to retain him. Napoli does present value for his ability to catch though. I would not give Morales too much money though. We have leverage over him due to the fact that the Mariners win either way and it appears Morales is not drawing much interest.

 

[hawkfan1073]

For whatever reason I have concerns about Napoli. Morales has been solid for us and I think it makes sense to retain him. Napoli does present value for his ability to catch though. I would not give Morales too much money though. We have leverage over him due to the fact that the Mariners win either way and it appears Morales is not drawing much interest.

the only reason I prefer Napoli over Morales is that we need more right handed bats in the lineup. I know Morales switch hits but he is way better left.

 

[David_son]

Dont the Mariners already have one a non catching catcher that is a DH.

 

[Podunkparte]

Dont the Mariners already have one a non catching catcher that is a DH.

Yeah, except that he's also a non-hitting DH

I'm moving on and writing Montero off.

 

[David_son]

Yeah, except that he's also a non-hitting DH

I'm moving on and writing Montero off.

Then Im hoping Pinella never gets healthy.