Seattle Mariners 2022-2023 Offseason Thread

[ulmax]

Crawford..is 1 reason..Seattle..was able.
To..turn things around..so quickly .

That and a boat load .of pitchers..
Ty France..and haniger..the Marines..
And know..Julio .it was..lewis before that.
But the mariners .just have not..been able
To put a whole..outfield..out there....at the same time...
So it goes..again .this..year..until...

Not...

 

[ulmax]

Julio..saved..the mariners..last year..
From the fate..they faced..the year..before....
What. Winn's games mostly..is pitching..
Mariners..need..to score..4..to..6..points.
In most games..
162
X 4
628..dodgers scored..847..yankees 8o7..blue jays.775...ok..6..then

162
6x
972..more..than..enough..to beat..even..
The dodgers..
4-6..runs a game ...ok..5..

 

[ulmax]

Julio..saved..the mariners..last year..
From the fate..they faced..the year..before....
What. Winn's games mostly..is pitching..
Mariners..need..to score..4..to..6..points.
In most games..
162
X 4
628..dodgers scored..847..yankees 8o7..blue jays.775...ok..6..then

162
6x
972..more..than..enough..to beat..even..
The dodgers..
4-6..runs a game ...ok..5..

So if they..can..even get close .with 5.it's an accomplish..

 

[MarinersBestFan]

Crawford..is 1 reason..Seattle..was able.
To..turn things around..so quickly .

That and a boat load .of pitchers..
Ty France..and haniger..the Marines..
And know..Julio .it was..lewis before that.
But the mariners .just have not..been able
To put a whole..outfield..out there....at the same time...
So it goes..again .this..year..until...

Not...

JP Crawford problem last year at the plate was primarily due to early season success turning on some middle in pitches and doing some home run trots around the bases. And it went to his head and suddenly he thought he was Daryl Strawberry. And he really fell off avg wise by trying to yank a bunch of pitches out to left field with a high launch angle swing ( and his early season success soon floundered )

Crawfords strength is his hand eye coordination and letting the ball get to him deeper in the zone and spraying it to all fields. He should routinely hit close to his 2021 numbers of .273 avg if he forgets about trying to pull the ball over the right field fence. He dropped down to .243 in 2022 due to thinking he was a HR hitter after that early season power surge he had. He was near the team leader in HR's after 6 weeks of baseball I think last season ( and it went to his head )

he is on his 'A' game when he slaps an outside corner low and away pitch into LF down the line and hustles out a slide in double.

 

[NWinAZ]

JP Crawford problem last year at the plate was primarily due to early season success turning on some middle in pitches and doing some home run trots around the bases. And it went to his head and suddenly he thought he was Daryl Strawberry. And he really fell off avg wise by trying to yank a bunch of pitches out to left field with a high launch angle swing ( and his early season success soon floundered )

Crawfords strength is his hand eye coordination and letting the ball get to him deeper in the zone and spraying it to all fields. He should routinely hit close to his 2021 numbers of .273 avg if he forgets about trying to pull the ball over the right field fence. He dropped down to .243 in 2022 due to thinking he was a HR hitter after that early season power surge he had. He was near the team leader in HR's after 6 weeks of baseball I think last season ( and it went to his head )

he is on his 'A' game when he slaps an outside corner low and away pitch into LF down the line and hustles out a slide in double.

Nailed it!

 

[NWinAZ]

The rule that saw a free runner placed on second base in extra innings last year will continue in 2023 and beyond, reports Jesse Rogers of ESPN. Also, position players will only be allowed to pitch in extra innings, or in the ninth inning for a leading team that is up by ten or more runs or anytime for a trailing team that is down by eight or more. MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted unanimously for both measures.

The automatic runner rule was first put in place in the 2020 season. Given the interrupted spring training and then the quick ramp-up to the shortened season, there were concerns about the unusual campaign leading to more injuries. The hope with the “ghost runner” was that it would decrease the likelihood of marathon games and therefore decrease player workloads and mitigate the chances of an injury popping up.

Though the change rankled many baseball purists, there’s little doubt that it was successful in accomplishing the goal of preventing exceptionally long games. There were 23 games that went beyond 13 innings in length in 2019, but it happened just once over the first two seasons the rule was in place. 2022 data wasn’t immediately available but the longest game last year was a 15-inning contest between the Guardians and Twins, per the Associated Press.

Though many fans dislike the rule, it’s not hard to see why players and teams like it. For the players, they now have less chance of playing in an exhausting contest that goes to, say, 18 innings or six hours or both. For the teams, those situations would usually lead to a taxed bullpen and resultant roster shuffling, which is now far less likely. That doesn’t even get to the logistics of a game going so long that it leads to rescheduling flights or throwing off sleep schedules or other logistical issues that could be created. Whether fans like it or not, it seems it is now here to stay.

As for the rules on position players pitching, Rogers reported on that possibility earlier today. The league had tried to tamp down on the occurrence recently by mandating that it could only happen when a game involved a six-run lead or more. Unlike the free runner rule, this one did not accomplish its goal. There were 32 instances of position players pitching in 2017 but that number rose to 132 last year. With the instances still growing, it seems both players and the league agreed that it was necessary to further limit the conditions where it was acceptable to turn to such a tactic.

 

[ulmax]

Sim protootball pfm..

21..Bj ohulari..de
24.Seaki..ika..dt..
37 Emmanuel..forbs...cb..
52..at..perry..wr..
54 John Micheal..schmitz..oc.
56..Jordan battle .s..alabama
83..jalon.hall..qb.
153..an accident..I have no idea..Braden
Danials..ot .Utah..if can..use..for .backup.
The ok..
156..mazi .smith..Michigan..dt..

2024..Carolina..1st..
2024..LAC..1st.
2024..Carolina..2nd..

Who..8 missed..jalon..Hyatt..went after
Forbs..at 37..I want..both..and
AJ perry...
Offff

 

[ulmax]

Hyatt..perry..Metcalf..and lockett..

If that..don't..twist..the defence..I don't know..
Lolol
Emmanuel..forbs..cb.,.7 ints..

 

[ulmax]

If that don't work..next year's..3 #1s

The similarity..between..byu..qb..
An Phili..qb..is unbelievable.

 

[ulmax]

I can't get....Hyatt..out 9f the 1st round.
I really..like..pulling..a Cleveland..here..
And getting..1st..rounders..for next year
As well..
There..seems..enough..de..talent .but..
NT..8s a hard..position..
Pete..is a better..cb..eval..guy than..me..
That is why..I take..Forbes....
But..Pete..knows..who..he wants..
For the..other..side..could be Forbes..

Yeah..it could I guess..what are..the chances....
When I was..playing..those..guy..where..
Way..down the field..and 8 was..re..
At..6-0 .quik..enough..to beat..the..ot..and.
Og ..or..I just..did not give up..I don't know...anyway..cb.ate..not..my..best..subject...qbs..and rbs..are more .my style..

Hate..those .fb..s..they .crunch..me..

 

[wazzu31]

The rule that saw a free runner placed on second base in extra innings last year will continue in 2023 and beyond, reports Jesse Rogers of ESPN. Also, position players will only be allowed to pitch in extra innings, or in the ninth inning for a leading team that is up by ten or more runs or anytime for a trailing team that is down by eight or more. MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted unanimously for both measures.

The automatic runner rule was first put in place in the 2020 season. Given the interrupted spring training and then the quick ramp-up to the shortened season, there were concerns about the unusual campaign leading to more injuries. The hope with the “ghost runner” was that it would decrease the likelihood of marathon games and therefore decrease player workloads and mitigate the chances of an injury popping up.

Though the change rankled many baseball purists, there’s little doubt that it was successful in accomplishing the goal of preventing exceptionally long games. There were 23 games that went beyond 13 innings in length in 2019, but it happened just once over the first two seasons the rule was in place. 2022 data wasn’t immediately available but the longest game last year was a 15-inning contest between the Guardians and Twins, per the Associated Press.

Though many fans dislike the rule, it’s not hard to see why players and teams like it. For the players, they now have less chance of playing in an exhausting contest that goes to, say, 18 innings or six hours or both. For the teams, those situations would usually lead to a taxed bullpen and resultant roster shuffling, which is now far less likely. That doesn’t even get to the logistics of a game going so long that it leads to rescheduling flights or throwing off sleep schedules or other logistical issues that could be created. Whether fans like it or not, it seems it is now here to stay.

As for the rules on position players pitching, Rogers reported on that possibility earlier today. The league had tried to tamp down on the occurrence recently by mandating that it could only happen when a game involved a six-run lead or more. Unlike the free runner rule, this one did not accomplish its goal. There were 32 instances of position players pitching in 2017 but that number rose to 132 last year. With the instances still growing, it seems both players and the league agreed that it was necessary to further limit the conditions where it was acceptable to turn to such a tactic.

Unless it is a playoff game, do fans really like extra innings? I get the purist aspect because it is goofy to put a guy on base but after the 11th I’m leaving the stadium or turning off the tv.

 

[NWinAZ]

Unless it is a playoff game, do fans really like extra innings? I get the purist aspect because it is goofy to put a guy on base but after the 11th I’m leaving the stadium or turning off the tv.

I enjoy a quick ending to a game. 15+ inning games are for the young...lol.

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[MarinersBestFan]

That difference x 2 when stealing 2nd base ( both bag dimensions come into play )

Factor in the new rules for pickoff at 1b attempts by the pitcher... Cal and Murphy better keep the wing loose and ready.
And all of our staff needs to work on the slide step delivery to the plate ( just to keep the runners guessing and honest )

Julio might nab 35 bases with these changes.

 

[ulmax]

The biggest thing..the mariners..could
Use...
A breakout .from kilinic..or trammel..
Agreed on stolen bases..
,,,,...................................................................stop..selling..weapons..to..Ukraine..
And sell..them..to..Kamchatka..( Siberia)..
And kazakstane..

Then..the Russians..will be suronded..
By .there..own people....
Divide...
And..they are..concord....
Then sell...weapons .to..Manchurians..( Chinese)...

 

[ulmax]

Johnny..

Let me see..your hand..
Ulmax..

Good...whaaaaamm..

Why did..you hit yourself....

Ulmax...wwhhhaaaatt..you did..that..

Johnny...did...I.
.or..did you..let..it happen..
To..you...

Ulmax....RRrrrr..ggggggrrrrr..
,....,............................................................
When..selling..weapons..to..Kamchatka..
Send..500..samoyad...dogs..as well .
All..the samoyad..dogs came from..
Siberia...the..Russians..killed..all..but .
7..which..all the..Samoyed..dogs..came
Out of...someone..saved..7...
Native.symoee...people...may want some..back..

 

[ulmax]

After..suronded..double..duty..envelop.

Or negotiate..whichever ..comes..
First....
Aaaaaa.....
,.......................................................
Dems..want..republicans.
.to..impeach...so..they..can put .Kamala.
On..a..demicrate..dream..throne..
Still..with .oboma..world..polatics..

Unfortunately...Kamala..is even..worse..
That biden...Crime..family..

Run them..out..the house....and dump..
Them..at..a gas station..with..3.45..cents..dollers..

And let them ..beg...there..way..home..

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[ulmax]

If it takes..Congress .to appoint..
Then..I'll..have new..generals..
And..
Fbi..people..

 

[ulmax]

[/QUOTE

What..is the..time..limit..per..pitch..

What is the time...limit..per..pitch .????

,.......,...................
Art..of war...make..the..enemy .
Beat...themselves.....