Seattle Mariners 2022-2023 Offseason Thread

[wazzu31]

Ok thanks. Bunch of bs it sounds like. And yes they didn't augment the roster when able via free agency other than Ray last year. Sad but expected from here on out. 2026 really screwed us up...

Essentially the closest Jerry has throw Stanton under bud publicly though.

 

[ulmax]

th.re..are not a lot of free agents that would work...for me....some still relevant.....

as i said before....

brandon belt...3.4 war..!B....
elvis andrus.....5.0..war...
a j pollack..........3.6 war
josh harrison......3.6..war

 

[ulmax]

no...i..think this is the thing..,..if they cant get who..they want..in trade...they will just go with kelenic....and next best...till they can do something about it...
its not a disgrace...just a wait....and not trading...is not bad either...but ..they still need a DH..really..the only thing they dont have.....

could they...do..better..yeah.....only a mater...of time till they..do

 

[ulmax]

but think..about it...hancock..dollard...mariners could..use those..guys as well...they dont have to ..do anything....maybe deadline time..mariners will be in even a better situation.

..but that is...the start..of the time..they will..need to..trade..sometime...between now..and next offseason..

pitchers i mean...if kelenic breaks out...situation solved except....DH..

 

[ulmax]

either way..the mariners situation..only gets better......they can..wait...a bit...the thing is to get it right...at the right time...

gets cheaper for the mariners...for now....but increases...again later....

 

[ulmax]

i want reynolds..as much as anyone......but giving up hancock....ha...that is what im not sure about..or ford..im...... ok with #30..even flexen..
or gonzales......
when .pollock..would do.....idk..


free agents...snell..will be a big deal....and the mariners need him....but that is later....they need...to win...snell..

 

[ulmax]

but..mariners need..to avoid...draft pick comp...next year...if that is the case...they need to trade for snell this year.. flexen and festa
should do..i dont know..but...

its as big a deal...as reynolds...so.....

snell..is already..in and integraded..in our community....and he is good...

some one..said if maribers...had him..they would..have one of the top 5 rotations..in baseball...yeah..they need that.....just as houston has had that..before....and let the reynold situation...
work..out...

 

[ulmax]

when..reynolds..is a free ageent...and pitts..gets no thing....they still will not have any pitchers......reynols price,,goes down from here..
next..deadline...next...offseason.....then he has 1 year...a free agent in 2026...this is what is ...bothering me...im giving up..hanccck..for 2years..

of..
2.5 war...yeah..we know..it would be 4 or 5 yeah...i know...but still...hancock..alone...maybe...but it wont be worth that in the future...

 

[ulmax]

if we wait tell the deadline.......and hancock...comes out..blaseing...fire...from...his cannon...then its an equal..if not equal..trade..

at that point...and mariners still have kelenic

 

[ulmax]

all posturing..wont change..that...and i think..i cant prove it....maney other clubs will be interested in kelenic..by then...but heck..
what a 4th outfield...mariners would not trade him...at that point....

 

[ulmax]

mariners line up..if you say..player..value..is pitts deal...then not tradeing..now...is a mistake...

1wong...2b..L/L
2 rodriguz.....C F
3 france........1B
4 hernandez,....Dh/RF
5 kelenic....L/L...lf
6 suarez.....3b..
7 raliegh....catch..
8 crawford.....ss..L/L..
9...............................1b/or Dh/

well that is...pitching and outfield..for today...lets move on to...DH...ok

 

[ulmax]

Rafael Ortega

DH

31.6

L

R

CHC

TBD

yeah..as a last resort...or if they trade kelenic..

 

[ulmax]

Brandon Belt

1B

34.7

L

L

SF

TBD

for sure...
but sf..says they have a spot...its up to him..

Elvis Andrus

SS

34.3

R

R

CHW

TBD

Market Value: $4,524,458

..
acually works..for me..as a 2B..1B..3B..DH..the white sox..knew how to play..him....this..is the real ..elvis we know..

CWS

AL

191

84

17

1

0

0

.282

1

21

739

3.869

2

58

0

282 ave...

elvis is not a hr..hitter..but he did..in..2022...17..not bad...of coarse..he could still ss....what you think...loolol

 

[ulmax]

this fits for the mariners almost no matter...money is not an issue here.....

Elvis Andrus

SS

34.3

R

R

CHW

TBD

Market Value: $4,524,458

..
acually works..for me..as a 2B..1B..3B..DH..the white sox..knew how to play..him....this..is the real ..elvis we know..

CWS

AL

191

84

17

1

0

0

.282

1

21

739

3.869

2

58

0

282 ave...

elvis is not a hr..hitter..but he did..in..2022...17..not bad...of coarse..he could still ss....what you think...loolol..

i would not know..on polatics of it...im not that politacal.....for the most part...

 

[ulmax]

on the side..time ...for congress..to stop posturing...i agree with the gentelwoman from colorado..time to get on with it.....i..nominate..
lordy...lordy...in a custom...fordy.....or forty..which ever your preferace

 

[ulmax]

agreed jordan..would be good.....so get it together...

 

[ulmax]

look..out..landing..​

lookoutlanding.com/2023/1/4/23396836/sam-haggerty-seattle-mariners-roster-godfather-40-in-40-2023​

40 in 40: Sam Haggerty​

Sam Haggerty believes in America...

to power in the first place, and we see that idea refracted and reflected in his sons, especially Michael and Fredo. In that way, it’s an underdog story. Which brings me to Sam Haggerty...

Cleveland’s 24th-round pick out of UNM in 2015, Sam Haggerty was slated to become organizational filler. FanGraphs’ last prospect report on him, from 2019, gives him a 30 hit and 20 game power. If Covering the Corner even bothered to give him a post-draft write-up, I can’t find it. In the minors, he did manage to routinely put up passable offensive numbers while being a little old for each level. The two things he’s always had going for him have been his eye for the strike zone and his speed, which propped up his BABIP and helped him steal 113 bases in 408 minor-league games through 2019...

All that stealing is what eventually got him a call up: Nine of his first ten MLB appearances came as a pinch-runner. Like Bonasera or the Corleones, he had to resort to crime to get what he wanted.

So it’s appropriate that Haggerty uses “Love Theme from The Godfather” as his walkup music. Nino Rota’s score, which somehow charted at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100, is always jarring to hear after the Daddy Yankee and Jason Aldean that usually blast over the PA, but it makes perfect sense for Haggerty.

 

[ulmax]

i nominate..chip......roy...of texas..hes been there a minute or 2..good enough..

 

[ulmax]

Talking Mariners Podcast: Making sense of offseason, 2023 outlook...​

Talking Mariners Podcast: Making sense of offseason, 2023 outlook

 

[ulmax]

Fann: 7 remaining free agents Mariners could add at DH, other voids​

• 2. Brandon Belt (35)

Belt’s 2022 season was ended after just 78 games due to a knee injury, and he hasn’t played more than 100 games since 2019. It’s hard to justify banking on a bounceback season for a 35 year old, but Belt might have as much offensive upside as anyone on this list. The longtime Giants first baseman posted a wRC+ of 171 in 2020 and 157 in 2021. There might still be some magic in Belt’s back, assuming his knee will allow him to begin spring training on time. His left-handed bat is another plus compared to this list full of righties.


• 4. A.J. Pollock (35)

Pollock played all of his 138 games in the outfield in 2022, which is encouraging given his age. His wRC+ dipped below 100 (92) for the first time since 2013 (not counting his 89 in 2016 when he played just 12 games). Does that mean that a steep decline is in order in 2023 or is there still some consistent production left in his bat? Pollock doesn’t walk (just 6.1% in 2022) but his strikeout numbers are OK (18.6% in 2022)...


6. Josh Harrison (35)
Harrison provides position versatility to be a backup at third base and in left field. He doesn’t have the power numbers you’d want out of a designated hitter but he hits for contact and posted a .297 batting average on balls in play (BABIP). Harrison has never had a strikeout rate above 19%. Given the Mariners have plenty of home run-hitting power elsewhere in the lineup (they tied for ninth with 197 home runs in 2022), Harrison’s profile might make for an OK fit even though it’s non-traditional for a designated hitter...

seattle sports...710...does not put him..but i will....

elvis...andrus....(34)