Mears getting hammered is solely on our manager. He has pitched FAR too much. A High leverage bullpen arm is probably our single most glaring need due to the overuse of Uribe and Mears
This strike zone… that same pitch to Polanco has been called a strike consistently for the mariners, then the low strike is missed on the next batter. Just zero consistency
Pitch two was one hundred percent a strike to Arozarena and a far closer pitch than the ones he called for Castillo. Priester works around it either way to get the double play but this ump needs to figure it out.
A tremendous amount of time and thought put into this, very cool to read! I don’t think your far off but the most important number/cost saver is Fischer so I suppose a lot rides on that.
I don’t know if we’ve spent enough time talking about how Christian Yelich’s back surgery turned him back into prime Yelich. With his 18th homer he is chasing his first 30 home run season since 2019. That contract is aging better and better if that remains true.
I talked a bit about the Joey Ortiz stuff last week. Two great weeks does not undo his season long inconsistencies. His approach has not been good this year. That being said, best thing for the team and for Joey is to figure it out together.