He didn't want to come here. He wanted a place to prove himself. Seattle would never be that place for a hitter. He made the right choice.Bellinger? IMO Seattle could’ve signed him to his weird contract player option contract. It seems his whole thing was wanted the most money and Seattle could easily have done but that would’ve completely against their mystical theory of not having a DH and mystical theory of making platoon player vital parts of your roster.
I totally..agree. With this...even though..Logan Gilbert/George Kirby/Bryce Miller/Bryan Woo, Seattle Mariners
Everyone keeps trying to trade one of the Mariners' young starters, and baseball ops president Jerry Dipoto hasn't exactly been shy about the team needing to upgrade the offense -- thus the rumors of trading a starting pitcher for some similarly controllable young position players. Kirby is unlikely to go, and Miller and Woo are unproven rookies. That leaves Gilbert, who has four seasons left of team control, as the proven top-of-the-rotation pitcher that a contending team -- say, the Baltimore Orioles, who have hitting prospects to spare -- might desire.
The only trouble with that theory is trading a starter just opens up a hole in the Mariners' rotation -- Robbie Ray is out for the season, and there is no timetable for if and when Marco Gonzales will return. They could promote Emerson Hancock from Double-A (as they've done this season with Miller and Woo), but that means trying to scratch out a playoff spot with three rookies in the rotation. Dipoto could play both sides here: Trade a starter for some young hitters and then add a veteran like Rich Hill to fill the gap for the remainder of the season.
Odds of trade: 25%